1963 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1963 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round two of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors with John Peck as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated Hawthorn (13.18.96).
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Thursday 25 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,293
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 4 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Ron BarassiCoach: Norm Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: Graham ArthurVice-Captain: John Peck
Coach: John Kennedy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, David | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | RR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coverdale, Kevin | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Dickson, Des | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Hegarty, Danny | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lyon, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John (vc) | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | |||
R. Olsson replaced G. Arthur during the third 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
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 27 | D. Parkin | 22 | P. Hay | 10 | G. Cooper |
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| 26 | C. McPherson | 28 | J. McArthur | 9 | B. Edwards |
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| 5 | J. Fisher | 1 | P. Lyon | 30 | C. Youren |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 25 | R. Olsson | |||||||||||
| 14 | I. Mort | 11 | K. Coverdale | 3 | R. Nalder | 7 | I. Law |
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| 6 | D. Albiston | 23 | J. Peck (vc) | 8 | D. Dickson |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||