1959 VFL Round 10: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1959 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 10 of the 1959 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Graham Arthur captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Hawthorn
Back: B. Kann, A. Hughes, G. Cooper
Half-back: S. Hay, L. Kaine, R. Nalder
Centre: B. Falconer, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward: G. Arthur (capt.), B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Forward: B. Coleman, G. Young, J. Peck
Follower: A. Woodley, M. Young, G. Wilson
Sub.: D. Ritchie, R. Yeoman

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, K. Timms, J. Towner

Hawthorn (14.13.97) defeated Essendon (12.20.92).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Young (4), G. Arthur (3), J. Peck (2), M. Young (2), B. Edwards, B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Essendon: R. Evans (6), J. Clarke (2), K. Fraser, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 4 July 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 15,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Essendon
Score: 14.13.97 - 12.20.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 8 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Essendon 3 . 9 6 . 12 11 . 17 12 . 20 12 . 20 (92)
Margin ESSE by 6 level ESSE by 15 HWTH by 5 HWTH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Graham Arthur (Hawthorn), Jack Clarke (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) HFFL ? 3 ?
35 Coleman, Brian FPL↓ ? 0 ?
51 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 1 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WL ? 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 ? 1 ?
23 Peck, John FPR ? 2 ?
39 Ritchie, Dave SUB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFR ? 1 ?
18 Wilson, Geoff RO ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 4 ?
8 Young, Maurie RR ? 2 ?
30 Youren, Colin WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

R. Yeoman replaced B. Coleman during the fourth quarter.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 6 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 1 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
16 Leydin, Graham ? ? 1 ?
32 Mackie, Barry ? ? 1 ?
7 Mann, Lance ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
17 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
35 Shearman, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
33 Towner, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 20

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

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






24 A. Woodley 39 D. Ritchie
23 J. Peck 31 G. Young 35 B. Coleman 8 M. Young 21 R. Yeoman
FORWARD 18 G. Wilson

HALF-BACK













27 R. Simmonds 16 B. Nisbet 2 G. Arthur (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













30 C. Youren 9 B. Edwards 36 B. Falconer FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













33 R. Nalder 1 L. Kaine 54 S. Hay



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













51 G. Cooper 12 A. Hughes 22 B. Kann



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds