1961 VFL Semi Final 2: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1961 between Hawthorn and Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1961 VFL season.
Hawthorn "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi 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:
I. Mort, G. Young, M. Browne
Forward:
K. Connell, J. Peck, M. Hill
Follower:
J. Winneke, G. Arthur (capt.), I. Law
Sub.:
P. Hay, R. Nalder
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Carroll, M. Collins, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leslie, J. Lord, H. Mann, R. Miller, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Hawthorn (12.8.80) defeated Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (4), M. Browne (2), R. Nalder (2), G. Young (2), G. Arthur, K. Connell
Melbourne: R. Nilsson (3), G. Tunbridge (2), R. Barassi, M. Collins, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth
As a result of this match, Hawthorn faced Footscray in the grand final and Melbourne faced Footscray in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
87,744
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 6 | HWTH by 3 | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 7 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | FPL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Malcolm | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | SUB↑ | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
R. Nalder replaced K. Connell at three-quarter-time.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Leslie, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
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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