1960 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1960 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1960 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge

Hawthorn
Back: R. Simmonds, L. Kaine, G. Cooper
Half-back: S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre: C. Youren, R. Nalder, B. Edwards
Half-forward: I. Mort, G. Arthur (capt.), M. Browne
Forward: I. Law, G. Young, M. Young
Follower: J. Peck, J. Winneke, K. Connell
Sub.: R. Critchley, J. Fisher

Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), H. Mann (2), I. Ridley (2), R. Barassi, B. Johnson, R. Nilsson
Hawthorn: J. Peck (6), I. Law (2), G. Arthur, K. Connell, I. Mort

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 13 August 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 24,646

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 9.13.67 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 5 . 7 6 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Hawthorn 4 . 3 7 . 3 11 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin HWTH by 21 HWTH by 8 HWTH by 28 HWTH by 9 HWTH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 2 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 1 ?
20 Pinfold, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) CHF ? 1 ?
4 Browne, Morton HFFR ? 0 ?
32 Connell, Kevin RO ? 1 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
35 Critchley, Ron SUB ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WR ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John SUB ? 0 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FB ? 0 ?
37 Law, Ian FPL ? 2 ?
28 McArthur, John CHB ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFR ? 0 ?
40 Mort, Ian HFFL ? 1 ?
33 Nalder, Ron C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RU ? 6 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy BPL ? 0 ?
12 Winneke, John RR ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 0 ?
8 Young, Maurie FPR ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 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

Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 R. Simmonds 1 L. Kaine 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



20 S. Hay 28 J. McArthur 26 C. McPherson













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 33 R. Nalder 9 B. Edwards









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 J. Peck 35 R. Critchley
HALF-FORWARD 12 J. Winneke 5 J. Fisher
40 I. Mort 2 G. Arthur (c) 4 M. Browne 32 K. Connell











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



37 I. Law 31 G. Young 8 M. Young













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy