1964 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1964 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1964 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Graham Arthur.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, M. Bartlett, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, H. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Wise

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

Melbourne (10.13.73) defeated Hawthorn (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Jacobs (3), B. Vagg (3), R. Barassi (2), B. Bourke, B. Kenneally
Hawthorn: J. Peck (5), K. Coverdale (2), D. Albiston, M. Butcher, R. Olsson

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 23 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 53,798

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.13.73 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 9 9 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Hawthorn 4 . 6 5 . 7 9 . 8 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin HWTH by 9 MELB by 2 MELB by 3 MELB by 5 MELB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Bartlett, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 ?
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 3 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
39 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 3 ?
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

Hawthorn

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

P. Garwood replaced R. Growcott during the fourth 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

Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin 22 P. Hay 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



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













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



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









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 K. Beck 15 P. Garwood
HALF-FORWARD 24 M. Butcher 1 P. Lyon
14 I. Mort 11 K. Coverdale 2 G. Arthur (c) 7 I. Law











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



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













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Graham Arthur