1961 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1961 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 12 of the 1961 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, B. Hopkins, A. Hotchkin, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, J. Kiteley, N. Lewthwaite, B. McGowan, B. Munn, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, J. Taylor, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley

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: M. Browne, G. Young, I. Mort
Forward: G. Arthur (capt.), J. Peck, M. Hill
Follower: J. Winneke, J. Cunningham, I. Law
Sub.: G. Haslem, R. Nalder

South Melbourne (7.7.49) were defeated by Hawthorn (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (3), M. Oaten (2), D. Burke, B. Chisholm
Hawthorn: I. Law (3), J. Cunningham (2), J. Peck (2), G. Arthur, G. Young

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 July 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 13,860

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 7.7.49 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 3 3 . 4 5 . 4 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 5 . 4 7 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin HWTH by 17 HWTH by 12 HWTH by 17 HWTH by 16 HWTH by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Faul (South Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 1 ?
33 Chisholm, Bob ? ? 1 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
48 Hopkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
49 Hotchkin, Allan ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
46 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
7 Lewthwaite, Neil ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 3 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 2 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Rolfe, Ron ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Tomlinson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
31 Woolley, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 7

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) FPL ? 1 ?
4 Browne, Morton HFFL ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
19 Cunningham, Jack RR ? 2 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WR ? 0 ?
18 Haslem, Graeme SUB ? 0 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Malcolm FPR ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FB ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO ? 3 ?
28 McArthur, John CHB ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFR ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Ian HFFR ? 0 ?
3 Nalder, Ron SUB ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 2 ?
29 Poole, Reg BPL ? 0 ?
12 Winneke, John RU ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry CHF ? 1 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 11

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

South Melbourne Coach: Bill Faul
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 R. Poole 1 L. Kaine 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



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













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 9 B. Edwards 5 J. Fisher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 J. Winneke 18 G. Haslem
HALF-FORWARD 19 J. Cunningham 3 R. Nalder
4 M. Browne 31 G. Young 14 I. Mort 7 I. Law











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



2 G. Arthur (c) 23 J. Peck 11 M. Hill













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy