1966 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1966 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1966 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Johnny Birt as vice-captain.
Graham Arthur captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Peter O'Donohue.
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, G. Brown, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, B. Davis, T. Fordham, K. Gent, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Poole, R. Growcott, J. Gardner
Half-back:
J. Tickell, K. McLean, P. Lade
Centre:
D. Meagher, M. Browne, R. Wilson
Half-forward:
M. Porter, T. Gay, G. Arthur (capt.)
Forward:
D. Dickson, J. Peck, D. Albiston
Follower:
K. Beck, R. Olsson, P. Crimmins
Sub.:
G. Burgess, P. Wynd
Essendon (15.15.105) defeated Hawthorn (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (7), D. Shaw (2), J. Birt, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, H. Mitchell, B. Sampson, J. Somerville
Hawthorn: J. Peck (3), D. Albiston (2), R. Olsson (2), M. Porter (2), G. Arthur, P. Crimmins, D. Dickson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1966 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1966
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,329
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Peter O'Donohue
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
Graham Arthur
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Armstrong, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Gent, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 284 | 246 | 38 | 81 | 28 | 23 | 19 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 6 | Albiston, David | FPR | ? | 2 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Arthur, Graham (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Browne, Morton | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Burgess, Greg | SUB | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Crimmins, Peter | RO | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Dickson, Des | FPL | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Gardner, John | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Gay, Terry | CHF | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Growcott, Ross | FB↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Lade, Phil | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McLean, Kevin | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | RR | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Poole, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Porter, Michael | HFFL | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tickell, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Wilson, Ray | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Wynd, Phil | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 274 | 242 | 32 | 62 | 35 | 19 | 23 | |||
P. Wynd replaced R. Growcott at quarter-time.
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
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| 29 | R. Poole | 12 | R. Growcott | 14 | J. Gardner |
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| 2 | J. Tickell | 16 | K. McLean | 11 | P. Lade |
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| 30 | D. Meagher | 1 | M. Browne | 10 | R. Wilson |
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| 9 | M. Porter | 28 | T. Gay | 2 | G. Arthur (c) | 5 | P. Crimmins |
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| 8 | D. Dickson | 23 | J. Peck | 6 | D. Albiston |
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