1961 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1961 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1961 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, K. Duff, T. Elliott, C. Evans, J. Gutterson, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, C. McDonald, B. McKellar, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, C. Stewart, R. Walker
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Poole, L. Kaine, G. Cooper
Half-back:
S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre:
C. Youren, C. Abbott, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
I. Mort, G. Arthur (capt.), M. Browne
Forward:
B. Joiner, J. Peck, K. Connell
Follower:
G. Young, J. Winneke, I. Law
Sub.:
J. Fisher, P. Hay
Footscray (14.19.103) defeated Hawthorn (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Beamish (3), T. Whitten (3), R. Baxter (2), M. Hobbs (2), J. Slattery (2), I. Bryant, K. Duff
Hawthorn: G. Young (5), J. Peck (4), M. Browne (2), G. Arthur, I. Law
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Monday 12 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,132
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | HWTH by 10 | FOOT by 8 | HWTH by 13 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 12 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
V. Hocking
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gutterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 19 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abbott, Charlie | C↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Joiner, Bill | FPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | RU | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
J. Fisher replaced C. Abbott during the fourth quarter.
P. Hay replaced B. Joiner 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 29 | R. Poole | 1 | L. Kaine | 10 | G. Cooper |
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| 20 | S. Hay | 28 | J. McArthur | 26 | C. McPherson |
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| 30 | C. Youren | 16 | C. Abbott | 9 | B. Edwards |
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| 14 | I. Mort | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 4 | M. Browne | 7 | I. Law |
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| 17 | B. Joiner | 23 | J. Peck | 32 | K. Connell |
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