1963 VFL 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 VFL season.
Hawthorn "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin, P. Hay, G. Cooper
Half-back:
C. McPherson, G. Young, S. Hay
Centre:
J. Fisher, R. Nalder, C. Youren
Half-forward:
I. Mort, K. Coverdale, G. Arthur (capt.)
Forward:
D. Albiston, J. Peck, R. Olsson
Follower:
K. Beck, A. Woodley, I. Law
Sub.:
K. Connell, P. Lyon
Melbourne
F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, K. Rattray, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Hawthorn (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: I. Law (3), R. Olsson (3), J. Peck (3), K. Beck, I. Mort
Melbourne: B. Bourke (5), B. Kenneally (2), R. Groom, K. Rattray, B. Vagg
As a result of this match, Hawthorn faced Geelong in the grand final and Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
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 | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
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| 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
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