1961 VFL Season Round 5: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1961 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round five of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts with John Peck as vice-captain.
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 (9.21.75) were defeated by Essendon (12.4.76).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Hawthorn
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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
Hawthorn
Captain: Graham ArthurVice-Captain: John Peck
Coach: John Kennedy
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeVice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman
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 (vc) | 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
| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| 7 | I. Law | 31 | G. Young | 17 | B. Joiner | 12 | J. Winneke | 30 | C. Youren | ||||||
| FORWARD | 32 | K. Connell |
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| 14 | I. Mort | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 22 | P. Hay |
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| 20 | S. Hay | 28 | J. McArthur | 26 | C. McPherson |
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| 11 | M. Hill | 1 | L. Kaine | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| Essendon | Coach: John Coleman | ||||||||||||||