1960 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1960 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1960 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms

Hawthorn
Back: R. McVilly, L. Kaine, J. Winneke
Half-back: S. Hay, N. Voigt, C. McPherson
Centre: C. Youren, B. Edwards, B. Toy
Half-forward: J. O'Mahoney, J. Robertson, R. Cabble
Forward: G. Wilson, G. Young, M. Hill
Follower: J. Peck, G. Cooper, G. Arthur (capt.)
Sub.: J. Dineen, M. Young

Essendon (12.21.93) defeated Hawthorn (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (3), R. Evans (3), K. Peucker (3), J. Clarke, B. Dunlop, H. Mitchell
Hawthorn: G. Young (5), J. O'Mahoney, J. Peck, G. Wilson, C. Youren

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 16 April 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 12.21.93 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 5 . 9 10 . 15 12 . 21 12 . 21 (93)
Hawthorn 2 . 6 4 . 8 5 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin ESSE by 4 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Geoff Leek (Essendon), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson
Boundary Umpire: A. Cook

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
3 Dunlop, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 3 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (vc) ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
17 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
29 Peucker, Ken ? ? 3 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 21

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) RO ? 0 ?
6 Cabble, Ron HFFR ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham RR ? 0 ?
29 Dineen, John SUB ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 0 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Malcolm FPR ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FB ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFR ? 0 ?
14 McVilly, Ray BPL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John HFFL ? 1 ?
23 Peck, John RU ? 1 ?
15 Robertson, John CHF ? 0 ?
19 Toy, Barry WR ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel CHB ? 0 ?
18 Wilson, Geoff FPL ? 1 ?
12 Winneke, John BPR ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 5 ?
8 Young, Maurie SUB ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 12

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

Essendon Coach: Dick Reynolds
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 R. McVilly 1 L. Kaine 12 J. Winneke













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



20 S. Hay 17 N. Voigt 26 C. McPherson













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 9 B. Edwards 19 B. Toy









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 J. Peck 29 J. Dineen
HALF-FORWARD 10 G. Cooper 8 M. Young
3 J. O'Mahoney 15 J. Robertson 6 R. Cabble 2 G. Arthur (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



18 G. Wilson 31 G. Young 11 M. Hill













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy