1959 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1959 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1959 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Fallon, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Heriot, F. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kiteley, R. Landorf, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, B. Power, L. Sharp, G. Taube, J. Taylor

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

South Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.3.63).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (2), B. Munn (2), K. Boyd, D. Burke, F. Hogan, B. McGowan
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (2), N. Voigt (2), B. Edwards, J. O'Mahoney, G. Wilson, A. Woodley, G. Young, C. Youren

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 August 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 8.14.62 - 10.3.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 1 6 . 8 7 . 12 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Hawthorn 5 . 0 6 . 1 8 . 2 10 . 3 10 . 3 (63)
Margin HWTH by 17 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 4 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
52 Fallon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
30 Landorf, Ray ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 2 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
41 Sharp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
48 Taube, Greg ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 14

Hawthorn

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

N. Voigt replaced J. Peck at three-quarter-time.

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

South Melbourne Coach: Ron Clegg
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 R. McVilly 12 A. Hughes 10 J. Kennedy (c)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



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













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 9 B. Edwards 21 R. Yeoman









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 24 A. Woodley 27 R. Simmonds
HALF-FORWARD 51 G. Cooper 17 N. Voigt
32 J. Robertson 8 M. Young 3 J. O'Mahoney 2 G. Arthur











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



23 J. Peck 31 G. Young 18 G. Wilson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale