1964 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1964 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1964 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Graham Arthur.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, D. Bethke, P. Bowd, K. Colvin, R. Dawson, C. Evans, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, M. Papley, B. Porter, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, P. Trethowan, F. Way, K. Wharton

Hawthorn
Back: B. Vagg, P. Hay, G. Cooper
Half-back: C. McPherson, G. Young, R. Growcott
Centre: C. Youren, R. Nalder, J. Fisher
Half-forward: G. Arthur (capt.), K. Coverdale, I. Mort
Forward: D. Albiston, J. Peck, R. Olsson
Follower: K. Beck, D. Dickson, I. Law
Sub.: P. Garwood, K. Woodward

South Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by Hawthorn (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Papley (4), H. Alexander, G. John, B. Kingston, B. Porter, B. Skilton, K. Wharton
Hawthorn: J. Peck (8), I. Law (2), D. Albiston, G. Arthur, K. Coverdale, R. Olsson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 18 April 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 20,260

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 10.13.73 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 8 6 . 12 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Hawthorn 3 . 3 8 . 7 10 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin HWTH by 5 HWTH by 29 HWTH by 22 HWTH by 24 HWTH by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hodgson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 ?
29 Bowd, Pat ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
17 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
7 John, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
4 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 1 ?
11 Papley, Max ? ? 4 ?
22 Porter, Bob ? ? 1 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
48 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Wharton, Ken ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, David FPL ? 1 ?
2 Arthur, Graham (c) HFFL ? 1 ?
4 Beck, Ken RU ? 0 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
11 Coverdale, Kevin CHF ? 1 ?
8 Dickson, Des RR ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WR↓ ? 0 ?
15 Garwood, Phil SUB ? 0 ?
12 Growcott, Ross HBFR ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil FB ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO ? 2 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFL ? 0 ?
14 Mort, Ian HFFR ? 0 ?
3 Nalder, Ron C ? 0 ?
25 Olsson, Rod FPR ? 1 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 8 ?
9 Vagg, Bob BPL ? 0 ?
21 Woodward, Kevin SUB↑ ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry CHB ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

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

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

South Melbourne Coach: Noel McMahen
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 B. Vagg 22 P. Hay 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



26 C. McPherson 31 G. Young 12 R. Growcott













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 3 R. Nalder 5 J. Fisher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 K. Beck 15 P. Garwood
HALF-FORWARD 8 D. Dickson 21 K. Woodward
2 G. Arthur (c) 11 K. Coverdale 14 I. Mort 7 I. Law











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 D. Albiston 23 J. Peck 25 R. Olsson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Graham Arthur