1959 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1959 between St Kilda and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1959 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Neil Roberts captained the hosts. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, L. Fox, L. Garlick, L. Gregory, E. Guy, V. Howell, A. Jeans, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, L. Ross, P. Stephens, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Hawthorn
Back: R. Cabble, D. Ritchie, N. Voigt
Half-back: A. Hughes, A. Woodley, R. Nalder
Centre: J. Fisher, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward: S. Hay, B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Forward: B. Coleman, L. Kaine, M. Young
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, K. Northcote
Sub.: G. Howells, R. McVilly

St Kilda (10.21.81) defeated Hawthorn (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: L. Stephenson (3), L. Oswald (2), A. Jeans, J. O'Brien, P. Stephens, B. Stephenson, B. Young
Hawthorn: M. Young (4), L. Kaine (2), B. Nisbet (2), B. Edwards, J. Peck, R. Simmonds

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: St Kilda v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 23 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 21,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.21.81 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 3 5 . 10 6 . 11 10 . 21 10 . 21 (81)
Hawthorn 4 . 5 5 . 5 9 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin HWTH by 8 STKL by 5 HWTH by 17 STKL by 4 STKL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Francis (St Kilda), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Neil Roberts (St Kilda), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
1 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Gregory, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 1 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 2 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Ross, Lester ? ? 0 ?
31 Stephens, Phil ? ? 1 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
32 Stephenson, Laurie ? ? 3 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 21

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Cabble, Ron BPL ? 0 ?
35 Coleman, Brian FPL ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 1 ?
5 Fisher, John WL ? 0 ?
54 Hay, Sted HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Howells, Geoff SUB↑ ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf HBFL ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FF ? 2 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 0 ?
14 McVilly, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 ?
33 Nalder, Ron HBFR↓ ? 0 ?
16 Nisbet, Bob CHF ? 2 ?
19 Northcote, Kevin RO↓ ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RR ? 1 ?
39 Ritchie, Dave FB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFR ? 1 ?
17 Voigt, Noel BPR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan CHB ? 0 ?
8 Young, Maurie FPR ? 4 ?
30 Youren, Colin WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 11

G. Howells replaced R. Nalder during the fourth quarter.
R. McVilly replaced K. Northcote during the fourth quarter.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

St Kilda Coach: Jim Francis
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
6 R. Cabble 39 D. Ritchie 17 N. Voigt













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



12 A. Hughes 24 A. Woodley 33 R. Nalder













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



5 J. Fisher 9 B. Edwards 30 C. Youren









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy (c) 25 G. Howells
HALF-FORWARD 23 J. Peck 14 R. McVilly
54 S. Hay 16 B. Nisbet 27 R. Simmonds 19 K. Northcote











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



35 B. Coleman 1 L. Kaine 8 M. Young













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale