1964 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1964 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1964 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Graham Arthur captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Arthur and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Hawthorn
Back: D. Parkin, P. Hay, G. Cooper
Half-back: C. McPherson, G. Young, R. Growcott
Centre: C. Youren, R. Nalder, D. Albiston
Half-forward: G. Arthur (capt.), K. Coverdale, D. Roach
Forward: K. Connell, J. Peck, D. Dickson
Follower: R. Olsson, K. Beck, I. Law
Sub.: M. Browne, A. Joyce

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, M. Bartlett, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, G. Jacobs, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, H. Mann, B. Massey, P. McLean, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise

Hawthorn (10.9.69) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (6), K. Connell (2), D. Dickson (2)
Melbourne: G. Jacobs (3), H. Mann (2), M. Bartlett, B. Bourke, B. Dixon, J. Townsend, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Hawthorn v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 August 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Melbourne
Score: 10.9.69 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 2 6 . 3 9 . 8 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 8 6 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin HWTH by 5 MELB by 5 HWTH by 16 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, David WR ? 0 ?
2 Arthur, Graham (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
4 Beck, Ken RR ? 0 ?
33 Browne, Morton SUB ? 0 ?
32 Connell, Kevin FPL ? 2 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
11 Coverdale, Kevin CHF ? 0 ?
8 Dickson, Des FPR ? 2 ?
12 Growcott, Ross HBFR ? 0 ?
22 Hay, Phil FB ? 0 ?
13 Joyce, Alan SUB↑ ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFL ? 0 ?
3 Nalder, Ron C ? 0 ?
25 Olsson, Rod RU ? 0 ?
27 Parkin, David BPL ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 6 ?
16 Roach, Don HFFR↓ ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry CHB ? 0 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

A. Joyce replaced D. Roach during the fourth quarter.

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Bartlett, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
40 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 ?
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 3 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 ?
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

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

Hawthorn Coach: Graham Arthur
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






25 R. Olsson 33 M. Browne
8 D. Dickson 23 J. Peck 32 K. Connell 4 K. Beck 13 A. Joyce
FORWARD 7 I. Law

HALF-BACK













16 D. Roach 11 K. Coverdale 2 G. Arthur (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













6 D. Albiston 3 R. Nalder 30 C. Youren FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













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



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













10 G. Cooper 22 P. Hay 27 D. Parkin



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith