1959 VFL Round 9: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1959 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1959 VFL season.
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
Back:
B. Kann, A. Hughes, N. Voigt
Half-back:
S. Hay, L. Kaine, R. Nalder
Centre:
C. Youren, B. Edwards, B. Falconer
Half-forward:
G. Arthur (capt.), B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Forward:
B. Coleman, G. Young, J. Peck
Follower:
A. Woodley, G. Cooper, G. Wilson
Sub.:
J. Fisher, M. Young
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Hawthorn (6.16.52) were defeated by Melbourne (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (2), G. Wilson (2), B. Coleman, G. Young
Melbourne: R. Barassi (5), B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
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 | ? |
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| 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
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