1966 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1966 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 13 of the 1966 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. John Peck captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Peter O'Donohue.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, A. Bowden, E. Burston, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Feldmann, R. Foster, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, B. Massey, G. Osborne, K. Rowe, B. Stewart, N. Stone, B. Vagg, D. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: R. Poole, J. Dunshea, J. Gardner
Half-back: G. Burgess, J. Tickell, P. Lade
Centre: D. Meagher, G. Stafford, R. Wilson
Half-forward: M. Porter, R. Growcott, R. Nalder
Forward: R. Browne, J. Peck (capt.), D. Parkin
Follower: K. Beck, D. Dickson, B. Reid
Sub.: N. Gordes, R. Robson

Melbourne (23.13.151) defeated Hawthorn (9.5.59).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Burston (6), N. Stone (4), B. Bourke (3), K. Emselle (3), H. Mann (3), G. Osborne (2), T. Leahy, B. Vagg
Hawthorn: R. Browne (3), J. Peck (2), M. Porter (2), K. Beck, R. Growcott

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 23 July 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 18,254

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 23.13.151 - 9.5.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 7 . 8 16 . 10 23 . 13 23 . 13 (151)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 4 . 2 6 . 3 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 24 MELB by 67 MELB by 92 MELB by 92
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), John Peck (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 6 0 1 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 3 0 20 18 2 4 0 3 0
46 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 14 0 9
21 Burston, Ed ? ? 6 1 12 10 2 4 2 1 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 2 0
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 28 25 3 3 0 3 2
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 3 1 23 17 6 8 0 2 0
39 Feldmann, Rick ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 2 1 2 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 2 17 1 2
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 1 1 0
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 1 2 20 18 2 3 0 2 1
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 3 2 20 16 4 4 2 4 2
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 2 4 13 11 2 3 0 1 2
30 Rowe, Ken ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 1 1 3
2 Stewart, Bob ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 4 1 20 17 3 5 0 3 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 2 0 0 3
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 23 13 298 246 52 65 38 31 29

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Beck, Ken RU ? 1 0 10 8 2 1 19 4 4
18 Browne, Richard FPL ? 3 0 7 6 1 1 2 2 0
13 Burgess, Greg HBFL ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 2 1 1
8 Dickson, Des RR↓ ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 3 1 2
34 Dunshea, John FB ? 0 0 20 20 0 11 0 1 1
14 Gardner, John BPR ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 6 1 0
39 Gordes, Norm SUB↑ ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0
12 Growcott, Ross CHF ? 1 0 19 15 4 1 1 2 2
11 Lade, Phil HBFR ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 0 1
30 Meagher, Des WL ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 1 3 2
3 Nalder, Ron HFFR↓ ? 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 2
27 Parkin, David FPR ? 0 2 20 19 1 2 0 2 4
23 Peck, John (c) FF ? 2 0 8 8 0 1 6 3 3
29 Poole, Reg BPL ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 2 2
9 Porter, Michael HFFL ? 2 0 13 13 0 3 0 1 5
48 Reid, Bruce RO ? 0 0 13 12 1 0 0 1 0
15 Robson, Rodney SUB↑ ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 2
32 Stafford, Geoff C ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 3 0
2 Tickell, John CHB ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 0 1 0
10 Wilson, Ray WR ? 0 1 18 16 2 7 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 5 247 218 29 52 45 29 31

R. Robson replaced D. Dickson during the third quarter.
N. Gordes replaced R. Nalder 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
29 R. Poole 34 J. Dunshea 14 J. Gardner













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



13 G. Burgess 2 J. Tickell 11 P. Lade













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 D. Meagher 32 G. Stafford 10 R. Wilson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 K. Beck 39 N. Gordes
HALF-FORWARD 8 D. Dickson 15 R. Robson
9 M. Porter 12 R. Growcott 3 R. Nalder 48 B. Reid











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



18 R. Browne 23 J. Peck (c) 27 D. Parkin













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Peter O'Donohue