1962 VFL Round 8: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1962 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 8 of the 1962 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval. Graham Arthur captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Abbott, N. Watson, D. Dickson
Half-back: S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre: J. Fisher, M. Browne, C. Youren
Half-forward: R. Nalder, G. Young, D. Parkin
Forward: I. Law, G. Arthur (capt.), B. Joiner
Follower: J. Peck, J. Winneke, K. Connell
Sub.: A. Joyce, R. Porter

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, B. Matthews, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms, J. Welsh

Hawthorn (9.15.69) defeated Essendon (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Young (3), R. Nalder (2), D. Parkin (2), K. Connell, I. Law
Essendon: J. Birt (2), H. Mitchell (2), G. Gosper, C. Payne, K. Timms

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 June 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Essendon
Score: 9.15.69 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 4 3 . 8 7 . 11 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Essendon 0 . 1 3 . 7 3 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin HWTH by 9 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 26 HWTH by 17 HWTH by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Graham Arthur (Hawthorn), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Hawthorn), Geoff Leek (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abbott, Charlie BPL ? 0 ?
2 Arthur, Graham (c) FF ? 0 ?
4 Browne, Morton C ? 0 ?
32 Connell, Kevin RO ? 1 ?
8 Dickson, Des BPR ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WL ? 0 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Joiner, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
29 Joyce, Alan SUB ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian FPL ? 1 ?
28 McArthur, John CHB ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFR ? 0 ?
3 Nalder, Ron HFFL ? 2 ?
27 Parkin, David HFFR ? 2 ?
23 Peck, John RU ? 0 ?
21 Porter, Robert SUB ? 0 ?
15 Watson, Norm FB ? 0 ?
12 Winneke, John RR ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry CHF ? 3 ?
30 Youren, Colin WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 15

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Forge, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (vc) ? ? 0 ?
3 Matthews, Barry ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
29 Welsh, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






23 J. Peck 29 A. Joyce
17 B. Joiner 2 G. Arthur (c) 7 I. Law 12 J. Winneke 21 R. Porter
FORWARD 32 K. Connell

HALF-BACK













27 D. Parkin 31 G. Young 3 R. Nalder



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













30 C. Youren 4 M. Browne 5 J. Fisher FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













26 C. McPherson 28 J. McArthur 20 S. Hay



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













8 D. Dickson 15 N. Watson 16 C. Abbott



BACK



Essendon Coach: John Coleman