1963 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1963 between Hawthorn and Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn "hosted" Melbourne at the MCG.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts with John Peck as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (10.8.68).
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1963
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,546
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | HWTH by 17 | HWTH by 9 | HWTH by 9 | HWTH by 9 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Graham ArthurVice-Captain: John Peck
Coach: John Kennedy
Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Norm Smith
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Albiston, David | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Connell, Kevin | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coverdale, Kevin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Lyon, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John (vc) | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
K. Connell replaced J. Fisher during the fourth quarter.
P. Lyon replaced C. McPherson during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
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
| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| 25 | R. Olsson | 23 | J. Peck (vc) | 6 | D. Albiston | 24 | A. Woodley | 1 | P. Lyon | ||||||
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| 20 | S. Hay | 31 | G. Young | 26 | C. McPherson |
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| 10 | G. Cooper | 22 | P. Hay | 27 | D. Parkin |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||