1962 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1962 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1962 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), I. Bryant, B. Dowling, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Ware
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Nalder, L. Kaine, G. Cooper
Half-back:
S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre:
D. Parkin, G. Arthur (capt.), J. Fisher
Half-forward:
I. Mort, G. Young, M. Browne
Forward:
K. Connell, J. Peck, P. Hay
Follower:
J. Winneke, M. Hill, I. Law
Sub.:
C. Abbott, J. Cunningham
Footscray (12.8.80) defeated Hawthorn (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Whitten (4), B. Harrington (2), M. Hobbs (2), G. Ion (2), J. Quarrell (2)
Hawthorn: J. Peck (3), G. Arthur, M. Browne, P. Hay
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
30,762
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | HWTH by 3 | HWTH by 6 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 33 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abbott, Charlie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Browne, Morton | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cunningham, Jack | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Malcolm | RR | ? | 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 | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Winneke, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
C. Abbott replaced D. Parkin 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
| Footscray | Coach: Ted Whitten | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 | R. Nalder | 1 | L. Kaine | 10 | G. Cooper |
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| 20 | S. Hay | 28 | J. McArthur | 26 | C. McPherson |
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| 27 | D. Parkin | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 5 | J. Fisher |
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| CENTRE | 12 | J. Winneke | 16 | C. Abbott | |||||||||||
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| 14 | I. Mort | 31 | G. Young | 4 | M. Browne | 7 | I. Law |
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| 32 | K. Connell | 23 | J. Peck | 22 | P. Hay |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||