1961 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1961 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1961 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Poole, L. Kaine, G. Cooper
Half-back:
S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre:
C. Youren, B. Edwards, J. Fisher
Half-forward:
G. Arthur (capt.), I. Mort, M. Browne
Forward:
G. Young, J. Peck, K. Connell
Follower:
J. Winneke, P. Hay, I. Law
Sub.:
J. Cunningham, B. Joiner
Geelong (9.7.61) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (3), T. Polinelli (2), C. Rice (2), J. Helmer, B. Norman
Hawthorn: J. Peck (6), K. Connell, I. Law, I. Mort, G. Young
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
14,197
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 4 | HWTH by 4 | HWTH by 9 | HWTH by 9 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cunningham, Jack | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Joiner, Bill | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
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
| Geelong | Coach: Bob Davis | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 | B. Edwards | 5 | J. Fisher |
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| CENTRE | 12 | J. Winneke | 19 | J. Cunningham | |||||||||||
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| 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 14 | I. Mort | 4 | M. Browne | 7 | I. Law |
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| 31 | G. Young | 23 | J. Peck | 32 | K. Connell |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||