1961 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1961 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1961 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, G. Case, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge

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

Melbourne (5.14.44) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Rowarth (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, C. Laidlaw
Hawthorn: G. Young (4), P. Hay (2), G. Arthur, M. Browne, K. Connell, B. Edwards, I. Law

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 22 April 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,640

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 5.14.44 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 5 3 . 10 4 . 13 5 . 14 5 . 14 (44)
Hawthorn 3 . 1 4 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin HWTH by 2 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 19 HWTH by 32 HWTH by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 2 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 14

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) CHF ? 1 ?
4 Browne, Morton HFFR ? 1 ?
32 Connell, Kevin RO ? 1 ?
10 Cooper, Graham RR ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WR↓ ? 1 ?
5 Fisher, John WL ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil FPL ? 2 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Malcolm BPR ? 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↓ ? 0 ?
3 Nalder, Ron C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RU ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy BPL ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 4 ?
30 Youren, Colin SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

C. Youren replaced I. Mort.
B. Joiner replaced B. Edwards during the fourth quarter.

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 11 M. Hill













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



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













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



5 J. Fisher 3 R. Nalder 9 B. Edwards









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 J. Peck 17 B. Joiner
HALF-FORWARD 10 G. Cooper 30 C. Youren
14 I. Mort 2 G. Arthur (c) 4 M. Browne 32 K. Connell











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 P. Hay 31 G. Young 7 I. Law













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy