1967 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1967 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1967 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. In the absence of Ken Fraser, vice-captain Johnny Birt captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Essendon
J. Birt (capt.), I. Anderson, G. Brown, B. Davis, A. Epis, N. Evans, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite, J. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: R. Poole, P. Wynd, N. Ferguson
Half-back: D. Parkin, R. Browne, N. Smith
Centre: R. Wilson, V. Crowe, T. Johnson
Half-forward: D. Meagher, I. Bremner, B. Keddie
Forward: G. Arthur (capt.), P. Hudson, R. Olsson
Follower: K. Beck, J. Gardner, P. Crimmins
Sub.: R. Horkings, R. Robson

Essendon (21.16.142) defeated Hawthorn (6.15.51).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (8), A. Noonan (4), D. Gross (3), I. Anderson (2), G. Gosper (2), J. Birt, J. Somerville
Hawthorn: P. Crimmins, V. Crowe, N. Ferguson, P. Hudson, B. Keddie, D. Meagher

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 June 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 13,273

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 21.16.142 - 6.15.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 10 . 6 18 . 10 21 . 16 21 . 16 (142)
Hawthorn 2 . 7 4 . 9 5 . 13 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 75 ESSE by 91 ESSE by 91
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Johnny Birt (Essendon), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
57 Anderson, Ian ? ? 2 2 12 11 1 7 10 2 1
11 Birt, Johnny (ac) ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 3 0 0 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 27 26 1 7 0 2 1
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 5 0 2 1
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 1 2
36 Evans, Neil ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 3 7 2 2
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 1 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 8 3 12 12 0 6 0 3 2
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 2
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 2 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 0
15 Gross, Don ? ? 3 3 21 20 1 3 0 3 2
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 22 3 3
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 4 3 16 15 1 13 0 0 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 2 1 0
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 0 0 28 25 3 3 0 2 2
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 2 17 16 1 4 0 2 0
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 0
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 4 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 16 282 263 19 78 43 30 25

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Arthur, Graham (c) FPL ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 2 3
4 Beck, Ken RU ? 0 1 10 10 0 5 30 1 3
20 Bremner, Ian CHF ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 2 0
18 Browne, Richard CHB ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 0
5 Crimmins, Peter RO ? 1 2 18 17 1 4 1 0 1
22 Crowe, Vin C ? 1 0 23 19 4 1 0 1 2
17 Ferguson, Neil BPR ? 1 0 8 8 0 4 6 0 1
14 Gardner, John RR ? 0 1 11 10 1 6 6 1 2
6 Horkings, Ray SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Hudson, Peter FF ? 1 5 9 9 0 5 1 1 1
19 Johnson, Ted WR ? 0 1 15 14 1 2 0 2 0
33 Keddie, Bob HFFR ? 1 1 20 19 1 7 1 2 2
30 Meagher, Des HFFL ? 1 1 32 30 2 4 1 5 4
25 Olsson, Rod FPR ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 0 2
27 Parkin, David HBFL ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 1 5
29 Poole, Reg BPL↓ ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 0
3 Robson, Rodney SUB↑ ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1
31 Smith, Norman HBFR ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 1
10 Wilson, Ray WL ? 0 1 22 20 2 6 0 3 1
36 Wynd, Phil FB ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 15 256 233 23 63 46 25 30

R. Robson replaced R. Poole at three-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 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: John Coleman
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 R. Poole 36 P. Wynd 17 N. Ferguson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



27 D. Parkin 18 R. Browne 31 N. Smith













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



10 R. Wilson 22 V. Crowe 19 T. Johnson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 K. Beck 6 R. Horkings
HALF-FORWARD 14 J. Gardner 3 R. Robson
30 D. Meagher 20 I. Bremner 33 B. Keddie 5 P. Crimmins











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



2 G. Arthur (c) 26 P. Hudson 25 R. Olsson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy