1961 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1961 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 5 of the 1961 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Simmonds, L. Kaine, M. Hill
Half-back:
C. McPherson, J. McArthur, S. Hay
Centre:
J. Fisher, R. Nalder, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
P. Hay, G. Arthur (capt.), I. Mort
Forward:
B. Joiner, G. Young, I. Law
Follower:
J. Peck, J. Winneke, K. Connell
Sub.:
R. Cabble, C. Youren
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, K. Forge, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Hawthorn (9.21.75) were defeated by Essendon (12.4.76).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Connell (2), B. Edwards (2), P. Hay (2), I. Law (2), J. Peck
Essendon: J. Clarke (3), H. Mitchell (3), J. Birt (2), P. Doran (2), B. Dunlop (2)
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
31,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | (76) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | HWTH by 8 | HWTH by 11 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Malcolm | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Joiner, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 4 | |||
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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| 20 | S. Hay | 28 | J. McArthur | 26 | C. McPherson |
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