1959 VFL Season Round 9: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1959 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round nine of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn (6.16.52) were defeated by Melbourne (11.11.77).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | HWTH by 2 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 25 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Graham ArthurCoach: Jack Hale
Melbourne
Captain: John BeckwithCoach: Norm Smith
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Coleman, Brian | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 51 | Cooper, Graham | RR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 54 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Nalder, Ron | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nisbet, Bob | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wilson, Geoff | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||
J. Fisher replaced R. Nalder during the fourth quarter.
M. Young replaced G. Cooper during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||
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| 23 | J. Peck | 31 | G. Young | 35 | B. Coleman | 51 | G. Cooper | 8 | M. Young | ||||||
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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 16 | B. Nisbet | 2 | G. Arthur (c) |
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| 33 | R. Nalder | 1 | L. Kaine | 54 | S. Hay |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||