1963 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1963 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, R. Blain, J. Bradbury, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, D. McKenzie, B. Parsons, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, R. Walker, B. Ware
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin, P. Hay, A. Woodley
Half-back:
C. McPherson, J. McArthur, B. Edwards
Centre:
J. Fisher, P. Lyon, C. Youren
Half-forward:
I. Mort, K. Coverdale, R. Nalder
Forward:
D. Albiston, J. Peck, D. Dickson
Follower:
G. Cooper, G. Arthur (capt.), I. Law
Sub.:
G. Haslem, R. Olsson
Footscray (8.9.57) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (2), G. Ion (2), T. Whitten (2), M. Hobbs, D. McKenzie
Hawthorn: J. Peck (4), I. Mort (3), G. Arthur, K. Coverdale, D. Dickson, I. Law
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,251
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | HWTH by 25 | HWTH by 21 | HWTH by 27 | HWTH by 19 | HWTH by 19 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Toohey
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Blain, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bradley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Parsons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spurling, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Albiston, David | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coverdale, Kevin | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Dickson, Des | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Haslem, Graeme | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FB | ? | 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 | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
R. Olsson replaced B. Edwards at three-quarter-time.
G. Haslem replaced P. Lyon 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
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| 27 | D. Parkin | 22 | P. Hay | 24 | A. Woodley |
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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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| 14 | I. Mort | 11 | K. Coverdale | 3 | R. Nalder | 7 | I. Law |
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| 6 | D. Albiston | 23 | J. Peck | 8 | D. Dickson |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||