1961 VFL Round 13: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1961 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1961 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
Bob Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
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:
R. Nalder, G. Young, M. Browne
Forward:
J. Cunningham, G. Arthur (capt.), M. Hill
Follower:
J. Winneke, P. Hay, I. Law
Sub.:
K. Connell, A. Joyce
Melbourne
B. Johnson (capt.), R. Dawson, T. Gleeson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, G. Milner, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Hawthorn (8.10.58) defeated Melbourne (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: M. Browne (3), J. Cunningham (2), G. Young (2), G. Arthur
Melbourne: A. Rowarth (2), H. Mann, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
27,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | HWTH by 19 | HWTH by 20 | HWTH by 22 | HWTH by 18 | HWTH by 18 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Bob Johnson
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cunningham, Jack | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Malcolm | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 49 | Joyce, Alan | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leahy, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 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
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