1963 VFL Round 18: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1963 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 18 of the 1963 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. Graham Arthur captained the hosts. Fred Wooller captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

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

Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, J. Devine, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, H. Routley, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, J. Yeates

Hawthorn (6.16.52) were defeated by Geelong (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (3), I. Law, I. Mort, R. Nalder
Geelong: D. Wade (6), G. Farmer (2), J. Sharrock (2), B. Goggin, G. Hynes, F. Wooller

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

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 September 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 35,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Geelong
Score: 6.16.52 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 5 3 . 9 6 . 14 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Geelong 2 . 3 6 . 6 8 . 7 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin HWTH by 8 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Graham Arthur (Hawthorn), Fred Wooller (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abbott, Charlie C ? 0 ?
6 Albiston, David FPL ? 0 ?
2 Arthur, Graham (c) RU ? 3 ?
4 Beck, Ken RR ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
11 Coverdale, Kevin CHF ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WL↓ ? 0 ?
12 Growcott, Ross SUB ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil FB ? 0 ?
13 Joyce, Alan HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO ? 1 ?
28 McArthur, John FPR ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFL ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Ian HFFL ? 1 ?
3 Nalder, Ron HFFR ? 1 ?
25 Olsson, Rod FF ? 0 ?
27 Parkin, David BPL ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan CHB ? 0 ?
40 Woodward, Kevin SUB↑ ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 16

K. Woodward replaced J. Fisher during the second quarter.

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Farmer, Graham ? ? 2 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
29 Routley, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Scott, Ian ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 2 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 6 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred (c) ? ? 1 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 12

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

Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






2 G. Arthur (c) 12 R. Growcott
28 J. McArthur 25 R. Olsson 6 D. Albiston 4 K. Beck 40 K. Woodward
FORWARD 7 I. Law

HALF-BACK













3 R. Nalder 11 K. Coverdale 14 I. Mort



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













30 C. Youren 16 C. Abbott 5 J. Fisher FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













13 A. Joyce 24 A. Woodley 26 C. McPherson



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













10 G. Cooper 22 P. Hay 27 D. Parkin



BACK



Geelong Coach: Bob Davis