1963 VFL Round 16: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1963 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 16 of the 1963 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
Graham Arthur captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin, P. Hay, G. Cooper
Half-back:
C. McPherson, A. Woodley, R. Nalder
Centre:
J. Fisher, C. Abbott, C. Youren
Half-forward:
I. Mort, K. Coverdale, G. Arthur (capt.)
Forward:
D. Albiston, J. Peck, R. Olsson
Follower:
D. Dickson, K. Beck, I. Law
Sub.:
S. Hay, J. McArthur
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, B. Dowling, K. Duff, B. Gray, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Hawthorn (13.21.99) defeated Footscray (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (5), G. Arthur (2), I. Mort (2), D. Albiston, K. Coverdale, R. Olsson, C. Youren
Footscray: M. Hobbs (3), R. Baxter (2), B. Gray, B. Smith, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | HWTH by 5 | HWTH by 49 | HWTH by 34 | HWTH by 44 | HWTH by 44 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abbott, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, David | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coverdale, Kevin | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Dickson, Des | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 21 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Gray, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 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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| 3 | R. Nalder | 24 | A. Woodley | 26 | C. McPherson |
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