1963 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Geelong at the 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 (11.16.82) were defeated by Geelong (14.17.101).
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Second Semi Final
Teams:
Hawthorn
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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
Hawthorn
Captain: Graham ArthurCoach: John Kennedy
Geelong
Captain: Fred WoollerCoach: Bob Davis
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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| 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
| Hawthorn | Coach: John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| 25 | R. Olsson | 31 | G. Young | 6 | D. Albiston | 24 | A. Woodley | 3 | R. Nalder | ||||||
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| 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 11 | K. Coverdale | 14 | I. Mort |
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| 20 | S. Hay | 28 | J. McArthur | 26 | C. McPherson |
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| 10 | G. Cooper | 22 | P. Hay | 27 | D. Parkin |
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| Geelong | Coach: Bob Davis | ||||||||||||||