1963 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1963 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1963 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Batch, K. Colvin, R. Cotton, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, T. McGee, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, K. Phillips, B. Porter, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, B. Ross, T. Somerville, P. Trethowan, E. White

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

South Melbourne (6.9.45) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (4), K. Phillips, B. Ross
Hawthorn: J. Peck (8), G. Arthur (2), D. Albiston, K. Coverdale, I. Law, I. Mort, R. Olsson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 17 August 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 14,100

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 6.9.45 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 3 5 . 5 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Hawthorn 2 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 9 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin HWTH by 3 HWTH by 16 HWTH by 22 HWTH by 60 HWTH by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hodgson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Batch, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
43 Cotton, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
42 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
49 McGee, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 1 ?
22 Porter, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
10 Ross, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 4 ?
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
26 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
50 White, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abbott, Charlie SUB↑ ? 0 ?
6 Albiston, David FPL↓ ? 1 ?
2 Arthur, Graham (c) HFFL ? 2 ?
4 Beck, Ken RR ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
11 Coverdale, Kevin CHF ? 1 ?
8 Dickson, Des RU ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WR ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil FB ? 0 ?
13 Joyce, Alan HFFR ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO ? 1 ?
1 Lyon, Peter C ? 0 ?
50 McArthur, Graeme SUB↑ ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Ian HBFR ? 1 ?
25 Olsson, Rod FPR ? 1 ?
27 Parkin, David BPL ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 8 ?
24 Woodley, Allan CHB ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 15

C. Abbott replaced C. McPherson during the fourth quarter.
G. McArthur replaced D. Albiston during the fourth 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

South Melbourne Coach: Noel McMahen
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin 22 P. Hay 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



26 C. McPherson 24 A. Woodley 14 I. Mort













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



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









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 8 D. Dickson 16 C. Abbott
HALF-FORWARD 4 K. Beck 50 G. McArthur
2 G. Arthur (c) 11 K. Coverdale 13 A. Joyce 7 I. Law











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 D. Albiston 23 J. Peck 25 R. Olsson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy