1961 VFL Round 3: Hawthorn v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1961 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1961 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval. Graham Arthur captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

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: I. Law, G. Young, G. Cooper
Follower: J. Peck, J. Winneke, K. Connell
Sub.: P. Hay, C. Youren

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), B. Barclay, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, W. Clark, R. Crow, S. Duncan, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, B. Pert, J. Powell, R. Slocum, D. Sykes, R. Vernon, K. Wiegard

Hawthorn (13.17.95) defeated Fitzroy (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: M. Browne (5), I. Law (4), J. Peck (2), I. Mort, G. Young
Fitzroy: J. Carmody (2), D. Sykes (2), B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, R. Crow, J. Powell, R. Vernon

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 April 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 21,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.17.95 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 4 6 . 6 10 . 13 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 4 . 8 6 . 8 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin HWTH by 1 HWTH by 10 HWTH by 29 HWTH by 26 HWTH by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: Graham Arthur (Hawthorn), Alan Gale (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Andrew

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) CHF ? 0 ?
4 Browne, Morton HFFR ? 5 ?
32 Connell, Kevin RO↓ ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham FPR↓ ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WR ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WL ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil SUB↑ ? 0 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Malcolm BPR ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FB ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian FPL ? 4 ?
28 McArthur, John CHB ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFR ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Ian HFFL ? 1 ?
3 Nalder, Ron C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RU ? 2 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy BPL ? 0 ?
12 Winneke, John RR ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 1 ?
30 Youren, Colin SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 17

P. Hay replaced G. Cooper at three-quarter-time.
C. Youren replaced K. Connell during the fourth quarter.

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 1 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
21 Carmody, John ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 1 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 McMaster-Smith, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
30 Powell, John ? ? 1 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
36 Sykes, David ? ? 2 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 1 ?
5 Wiegard, Keith ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

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

Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






23 J. Peck 22 P. Hay
10 G. Cooper 31 G. Young 7 I. Law 12 J. Winneke 30 C. Youren
FORWARD 32 K. Connell

HALF-BACK













4 M. Browne 2 G. Arthur (c) 14 I. Mort



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













9 B. Edwards 3 R. Nalder 5 J. Fisher FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













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



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













11 M. Hill 1 L. Kaine 27 R. Simmonds



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Len Smith