1959 VFL Round 14: Hawthorn v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1959 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 14 of the 1959 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Hawthorn
Back: R. McVilly, D. Gent, J. Kennedy (capt.)
Half-back: R. Nalder, D. Ritchie, S. Hay
Centre: C. Youren, B. Edwards, R. Yeoman
Half-forward: J. O'Mahoney, M. Young, J. Robertson
Forward: J. Peck, G. Young, G. Wilson
Follower: A. Woodley, G. Cooper, G. Arthur
Sub.: B. Toy, N. Voigt

Footscray
R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Brereton, J. Clegg, T. Devery, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, A. McGill, K. Payne, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, B. Ware, I. Whittaker, P. Wood

Hawthorn (14.15.99) defeated Footscray (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. O'Mahoney (4), G. Wilson (3), J. Robertson (2), A. Woodley (2), G. Arthur, J. Peck, M. Young
Footscray: B. Ware (2), R. Baxter, J. Clegg, T. Devery, A. Gardiner, B. Spargo

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Hawthorn v Footscray
Date: Saturday 1 August 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Footscray
Score: 14.15.99 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 8 . 2 9 . 5 11 . 10 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Footscray 3 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin HWTH by 29 HWTH by 30 HWTH by 33 HWTH by 47 HWTH by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham RO ? 1 ?
51 Cooper, Graham RR↓ ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB↓ ? 0 ?
54 Hay, Sted HBFR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) BPR ? 0 ?
14 McVilly, Ray BPL ? 0 ?
33 Nalder, Ron HBFL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John HFFL ? 4 ?
23 Peck, John FPL ? 1 ?
39 Ritchie, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
32 Robertson, John HFFR ? 2 ?
49 Toy, Barry SUB↑ ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
18 Wilson, Geoff FPR ? 3 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 2 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray WR ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 0 ?
8 Young, Maurie CHF ? 1 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 15

N. Voigt replaced G. Cooper.
B. Toy replaced D. Gent during the fourth quarter.

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 1 ?
36 Beamish, Keith ? ? 0 ?
33 Brereton, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Clegg, John ? ? 1 ?
2 Devery, Terry ? ? 1 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 1 ?
32 Gehrig, Phil ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
46 McGill, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Payne, Kelvin ? ? 0 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 1 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 2 ?
16 Whittaker, Ike ? ? 0 ?
35 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

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 49 B. Toy
18 G. Wilson 31 G. Young 23 J. Peck 51 G. Cooper 17 N. Voigt
FORWARD 2 G. Arthur

HALF-BACK













32 J. Robertson 8 M. Young 3 J. O'Mahoney



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













21 R. Yeoman 9 B. Edwards 30 C. Youren FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













54 S. Hay 39 D. Ritchie 33 R. Nalder



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













10 J. Kennedy (c) 26 D. Gent 14 R. McVilly



BACK



Footscray Coach: Ted Whitten