1963 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1963 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 13-1-4, P%: 130.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Charlie | #16 | 5 | 0 | R15-18, SF |
| Albiston, David | #6 | 21 | 16 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Arthur, Graham | #2 | 20 | 18 | R01-06, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Beck, Ken | #4 | 11 | 3 | R01, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Connell, Kevin | #32 | 3 | 0 | R12, PF, GF |
| Cooper, Graham | #10 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Coverdale, Kevin | #11 | 20 | 21 | R02-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cunningham, Jack | #19 | 4 | 0 | R03, R06, R09-10 |
| Dickson, Des | #8 | 17 | 11 | R01-17 |
| Edwards, Brendan | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R07-10 |
| Fisher, John | #5 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Growcott, Ross | #12 | 2 | 0 | R09, R18 |
| Haslem, Graeme | #18 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Hay, Phil | #22 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hay, Sted | #20 | 8 | 2 | R01, R06-08, R16, SF, PF, GF |
| Hegarty, Danny | #21 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Joyce, Alan | #13 | 8 | 4 | R08, R10-11, R14-15, R17-18, SF |
| Law, Ian | #7 | 20 | 25 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lyon, Peter | #1 | 13 | 0 | R01-06, R11-15, PF, GF |
| McArthur, Graeme | #50 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| McArthur, John | #28 | 14 | 1 | R02-07, R10-14, R16, R18, SF |
| McPherson, Cam | #26 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mort, Ian | #14 | 21 | 18 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Nalder, Ron | #3 | 19 | 17 | R01-08, R10-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Olsson, Rod | #25 | 19 | 12 | R02-03, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Parkin, David | #27 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Peck, John | #23 | 16 | 75 | R01-09, R13-17, PF, GF |
| Poole, Reg | #29 | 2 | 0 | R01, R13 |
| Watson, Norm | #15 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Woodley, Allan | #24 | 21 | 3 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Woodward, Kevin | #40 | 6 | 0 | R07, R09-11, R17-18 |
| Young, Garry | #31 | 10 | 6 | R01, R07-12, SF, PF, GF |
| Youren, Colin | #30 | 21 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 21 | 14 | -1- | 6 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | David Parkin | Phil Hay | Graham Cooper |
| Half-Back: | Cam McPherson | John McArthur | Rod Olsson |
| Centre: | John Fisher | Peter Lyon | Colin Youren |
| Half-Forward: | Ian Mort | Kevin Coverdale | Ron Nalder |
| Forward: | David Albiston | John Peck | Des Dickson |
| Follower: | Allan Woodley | Graham Arthur | Ian Law |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 21 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1963 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 25/04/1963 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 4 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 04/05/1963 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 36 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 11/05/1963 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 71 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 18/05/1963 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 19 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 25/05/1963 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 22 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 01/06/1963 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | John Kennedy | John Peck |
| 08/06/1963 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 4 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 22/06/1963 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 6 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 06/07/1963 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 46 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 20/07/1963 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 33 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 27/07/1963 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 31 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 03/08/1963 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 22 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 10/08/1963 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 42 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 17/08/1963 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 60 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 24/08/1963 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 44 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 31/08/1963 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 41 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 07/09/1963 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 38 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 21/09/1963 | Semi Final | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 28/09/1963 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 9 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 05/10/1963 | Grand Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 49 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |