1963 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1963 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 1 of the 1963 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Poole, P. Hay, G. Cooper
Half-back:
C. McPherson, G. Young, B. Edwards
Centre:
J. Fisher, P. Lyon, C. Youren
Half-forward:
I. Mort, G. Arthur (capt.), R. Nalder
Forward:
K. Beck, J. Peck, D. Albiston
Follower:
A. Woodley, D. Dickson, I. Law
Sub.:
S. Hay, D. Parkin
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, I. Graham, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Hawthorn (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (4), G. Arthur, K. Beck, R. Nalder, A. Woodley
Essendon: J. Clarke (3), K. Timms (3), C. Payne (2), J. Birt, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, I. Graham, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | HWTH by 2 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Albiston, David | FPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Dickson, Des | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lyon, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
S. Hay replaced J. Fisher during the third quarter.
D. Parkin replaced D. Albiston during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 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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