1961 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1961 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1961 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon
G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, T. Rodgers, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
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:
I. Mort, G. Young, M. Browne
Forward:
J. Cunningham, J. Peck, P. Hay
Follower:
J. Winneke, G. Arthur (capt.), I. Law
Sub.:
M. Hill, R. Nalder
Essendon (10.12.72) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (3), R. Evans (2), B. Capuano, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch
Hawthorn: I. Law (3), J. Peck (3), J. Cunningham (2), G. Arthur, M. Browne, G. Young
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
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 | 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
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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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| 14 | I. Mort | 31 | G. Young | 4 | M. Browne | 7 | I. Law |
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| 19 | J. Cunningham | 23 | J. Peck | 22 | P. Hay |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||