1959 VFL Round 12: Hawthorn v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1959 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1959 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

Hawthorn
Back: B. Kann, A. Hughes, N. Voigt
Half-back: R. Nalder, D. Gent, S. Hay
Centre: R. Yeoman, J. O'Mahoney, C. Youren
Half-forward: G. Cooper, B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Forward: M. Young, G. Young, B. Coleman
Follower: A. Woodley, J. Kennedy (capt.), G. Wilson
Sub.: G. Howells, R. McVilly

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), G. Campbell, W. Clark, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, L. Hughson, G. Knight, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, B. Pigot, K. Ross, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright

Hawthorn (8.13.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.19.67).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Young (3), B. Coleman (2), G. Wilson, M. Young, C. Youren
Fitzroy: G. Gotch (4), K. Wright (2), D. Furness, R. Slocum

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

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 18 July 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 15,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Fitzroy
Score: 8.13.61 - 8.19.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 2 5 . 6 6 . 10 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Fitzroy 3 . 5 5 . 12 7 . 16 8 . 19 8 . 19 (67)
Margin FITZ by 9 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Alan Gale (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Coleman, Brian FPR↓ ? 2 ?
51 Cooper, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don CHB ? 0 ?
54 Hay, Sted HBFR ? 0 ?
25 Howells, Geoff SUB ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf FB ? 0 ?
22 Kann, Brian BPL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RR ? 0 ?
14 McVilly, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 ?
33 Nalder, Ron HBFL ? 0 ?
16 Nisbet, Bob CHF ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFR ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel BPR ? 0 ?
18 Wilson, Geoff RO ? 1 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray WL ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 3 ?
8 Young, Maurie FPL ? 1 ?
30 Youren, Colin WR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 13

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

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 1 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 4 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Hill, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughson, Les ? ? 0 ?
1 Knight, Graham ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Pigot, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 1 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 19

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 25 G. Howells
35 B. Coleman 31 G. Young 8 M. Young 10 J. Kennedy (c) 14 R. McVilly
FORWARD 18 G. Wilson

HALF-BACK













27 R. Simmonds 16 B. Nisbet 51 G. Cooper



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













30 C. Youren 3 J. O'Mahoney 21 R. Yeoman FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













54 S. Hay 26 D. Gent 33 R. Nalder



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













17 N. Voigt 12 A. Hughes 22 B. Kann



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Len Smith