1963 VFL Semi Final 2: Hawthorn v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1963 between Hawthorn and Geelong in the second semi final of the 1963 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Geelong at MCG.
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, J. McArthur, S. Hay
Centre:
J. Fisher, C. Abbott, C. Youren
Half-forward:
I. Mort, K. Coverdale, G. Arthur (capt.)
Forward:
D. Albiston, G. Young, R. Olsson
Follower:
K. Beck, A. Woodley, I. Law
Sub.:
A. Joyce, R. Nalder
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, J. Devine, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hynes, S. Lord, B. Lowe, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, H. Routley, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates
Hawthorn (11.16.82) were defeated by Geelong (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Coverdale (3), G. Young (3), I. Mort (2), D. Albiston, G. Arthur, A. Woodley
Geelong: F. Wooller (4), D. Wade (3), B. Goggin (2), J. Brown, G. Farmer, G. Hynes, J. Sharrock, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Hawthorn faced Melbourne in the preliminary final and Geelong faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1963
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
91,471
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
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 | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cooper, Graham | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coverdale, Kevin | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hay, Phil | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hay, Sted | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Joyce, Alan | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Law, Ian | RO↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McArthur, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McPherson, Cam | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mort, Ian | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Nalder, Ron | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parkin, David | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
R. Nalder replaced I. Law during the fourth quarter.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Scott, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
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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