1963 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1963 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 12 of the 1963 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, K. Fraser, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms

Hawthorn
Back: D. Parkin, P. Hay, G. Cooper
Half-back: C. McPherson, J. McArthur, R. Olsson
Centre: C. Youren, P. Lyon, J. Fisher
Half-forward: I. Mort, K. Coverdale, R. Nalder
Forward: D. Albiston, G. Young, D. Dickson
Follower: A. Woodley, G. Arthur (capt.), I. Law
Sub.: K. Beck, K. Connell

Essendon (11.17.83) defeated Hawthorn (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (4), C. Payne (2), J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Fraser, B. Sampson, K. Timms
Hawthorn: R. Nalder (3), D. Albiston, D. Dickson, I. Law, J. McArthur

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 27 July 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 25,500

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.17.83 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 3 . 9 5 . 13 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 3 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin HWTH by 4 ESSE by 4 level ESSE by 31 ESSE by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 4 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 1 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 ?
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
9 Raitt, Noel ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 17

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, David FPL ? 1 ?
2 Arthur, Graham (c) RR ? 0 ?
4 Beck, Ken SUB ? 0 ?
32 Connell, Kevin SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
11 Coverdale, Kevin CHF ? 0 ?
8 Dickson, Des FPR ? 1 ?
5 Fisher, John WR ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil FB ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO ? 1 ?
1 Lyon, Peter C ? 0 ?
28 McArthur, John CHB ? 1 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFL ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Ian HFFL ? 0 ?
3 Nalder, Ron HFFR ? 3 ?
25 Olsson, Rod HBFR ? 0 ?
27 Parkin, David BPL ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF↓ ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

K. Connell replaced G. Young 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: John Coleman
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin 22 P. Hay 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



26 C. McPherson 28 J. McArthur 25 R. Olsson













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 1 P. Lyon 5 J. Fisher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 24 A. Woodley 4 K. Beck
HALF-FORWARD 2 G. Arthur (c) 32 K. Connell
14 I. Mort 11 K. Coverdale 3 R. Nalder 7 I. Law











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 D. Albiston 31 G. Young 8 D. Dickson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy