1961 VFL Season Round 16: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1961 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round sixteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors with John Peck as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon (10.12.72) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | HWTH by 25 | HWTH by 19 | HWTH by 17 | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 7 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: unknownCoach: John Coleman
Hawthorn
Captain: Graham ArthurVice-Captain: John Peck
Coach: John Kennedy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 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) | 10 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cunningham, Jack | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Malcolm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John (vc) | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
M. Hill replaced B. Edwards during the fourth quarter.
R. Nalder replaced I. Mort 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
| Essendon | Coach: John Coleman | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 | M. Hill | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 3 | R. Nalder | |||||||||||
| 14 | I. Mort | 31 | G. Young | 4 | M. Browne | 7 | I. Law |
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| 19 | J. Cunningham | 23 | J. Peck (vc) | 22 | P. Hay |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||