1961 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1961 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1961 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Nalder, L. Kaine, G. Cooper
Half-back:
S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre:
J. Fisher, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward:
I. Mort, G. Arthur (capt.), M. Browne
Forward:
P. Hay, G. Young, I. Law
Follower:
J. Peck, J. Winneke, K. Connell
Sub.:
G. Haslem, B. Joiner
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, T. Brain, D. Burke, G. Crough, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, R. Porta, P. Rice, R. Stockman, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Hawthorn (7.14.56) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: I. Mort (2), M. Browne, K. Connell, B. Edwards, P. Hay, I. Law
South Melbourne: B. Bennett (2), A. Dunn (2), B. Skilton (2), T. Brain, D. Burke, B. McGowan, M. Oaten, J. Trethowan
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.14.56 - 11.15.81
Quarter Breakdown
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | HWTH by 12 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 25 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Goal Umpire:
J. Barwick
Boundary Umpire:
H. Marsh
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Haslem, Graeme | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Joiner, Bill | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
B. Joiner replaced J. Winneke at three-quarter-time.
G. Haslem replaced S. Hay during the fourth quarter.
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Gunstone, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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