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All other opponents

Weeks
Round 24 of 24
Rounds Round Grand Final
Julian Julian 266 of 365
Produced By
Extracted From
Audio-Visual

Michael Williamson
Bert Deacon
Geoff Raymond
Reg Hickey
Hawthorn
vs.
Footscray
Week 24 of 24
Round Grand Final
Julian 266 of 365
Quarters 1 2 3 4
Action 1st qtr (almost) in whole
Day Saturday
Date 23rd Sept 1961
Venue MCG
Suburb Melbourne (East)
Punt Road End
Quarters
Jolimont End
Richmond End
City End
Haw
thorn
1
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
2
Haw
thorn
Haw
thorn
3
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
4
Haw
thorn
Day Round Saturday
Date Round 23rd Sept 1961
Venue Round MCG
Field
Field Umpires
Frank Schwab
Boundary
Boundary Umpires
Herb Kent
John Hicks
Goal
Goal Umpires
Keith Cree
William Ludlow
W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Glenferrie

Oval

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

The

MCG

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Glenferrie

Oval

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Arden

Street

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Glenferrie

Oval

06-24
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Junction

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Glenferrie

Oval

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Kardinia

Park

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Glenferrie

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Glenferrie

Oval

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Lake

Oval

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Glenferrie

Oval

15-24
13-18}
Sun
July
23
203

The

“Gabba”

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Brunswick

Street

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Glenferrie

Oval

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Windy

Hill

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

Glenferrie

Oval

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Punt

Road

21-24
FSF
Sat
Sep
02
245

The

MCG

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

The

MCG

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

The

MCG

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

The

MCG

W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Punt

Road

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

Western

Oval

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Princes

Park

04-24
03-18
Sat
May
06
126

Western

Oval

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Lake

Oval

06-24
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Western

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Kardinia

Park

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Western

Oval

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Junction

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Windy

Hill

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Western

Oval

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Arden

Street

15-24
13-18}
Sun
July
23
203

The

“Gabba”

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Western

Oval

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Victoria

Park

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Western

Oval

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

The

MCG

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Western

Oval

21-24
FSF
Sat
Sep
02
245

The

MCG

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

The

MCG

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

The

MCG

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

MCG

Some of the Hawthorn cast
Les Kaine
#1 Graham Arthur
#2 Graham Cooper
#10
Malcolm Hill
#11 Steadman Hay
#20 John Peck
#23
Cam McPherson
#26 Reg Poole
#29 Colin Youren
#30
President
Dr Sandy Ferguson
Coach
John Kennedy
Captain
Graham Arthur #2
Some of the Footscray cast
Merv Hobbs
#2 Teddy Whitten
#3 Bob Ware
#4
Keith Beamish
#6 Bob Spargo
#8 Cameron McDonald
(Onka) #9
Alex Gardiner
#12 Barney McKellar
#30 Ian Bryant
#37
President
Harry Dolphin
Coach
Teddy Whitten
Captain
Teddy Whitten #3
Inside the Charts:
A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol) by Andy Stewart
“Has a second bite of the cherry and puts it though, that’s his second, Johnny Quarrell’s second”


Michael Williamson
Saturday 23rd September 1961 from the MCG
Watch Video Now!
Weeks
Round 24 of 24
Rounds Round Grand Final
Julian Julian 266 of 365
Produced By
Extracted From
Audio-Visual

Geoff Raymond
Reg Hickey
Mike Williamson
Bert Deacon
Hawthorn
vs.
Footscray
Week 24 of 24
Round Grand Final
Julian 266 of 365
Quarters 1 2 3 4
Action 2nd qtr (almost) in whole
Day Saturday
Date 23rd Sept 1961
Venue MCG
Suburb Melbourne (East)
Punt Road End
Quarters
Jolimont End
Richmond End
City End, Scoreboard End
Haw
thorn
1
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
2
Haw
thorn
Haw
thorn
3
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
4
Haw
thorn
Day Round Saturday
Date Round 23rd Sept 1961
Venue Round MCG
Field
Field Umpires
Frank Schwab
Boundary
Boundary Umpires
John Hicks
Herb Kent
Goal
Goal Umpires
William Ludlow
Keith Cree
W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Glenferrie

Oval

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

MCG

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Glenferrie

Oval

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Arden

Street

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Glenferrie

Oval

06-24
{06-18}
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Junction

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Glenferrie

Oval

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Kardinia

Park

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Glenferrie

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Glenferrie

Oval

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Lake

Oval

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Glenferrie

Oval

15-24
13-18}
Sun
July
22
203

Split

Round

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Brunswick

Street

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Glenferrie

Oval

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Windy

Hill

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

Glenferrie

Oval

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Punt

Road

21-24
FSF
Sat
Sep
02
245

St K

Foot

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

MCG

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

Melb

Foot

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Punt

Road

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

Western

Oval

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Princes

Park

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Western

Oval

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Lake

Oval

06-24
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Western

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Kardinia

Park

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Western

Oval

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Junction

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Windy

Hill

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Western

Oval

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Arden

Street

15-24
13-18}
Sat
July
22
203

Split

Round

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Western

Oval

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Victoria

Park

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Western

Oval

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

MCG

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Western

Oval

21-24
1SF
Sat
Sep
02
245

MCG

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

Haw

Melb

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

MCG

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

Some of the Hawthorn cast
Graham Arthur
#2 Morton Browne
#4 John Fisher
#5
Ian Law
#7 John Winneke
#12 Ian Mort
#14
John Cunningham
#19 John Peck
#23 John McArthur
#28
President
Dr Sandy Ferguson
Coach
John Kennedy
Captain
Graham Arthur #2
Some of the Footscray cast
Merv Hobbs
#2 Teddy Whitten
#3 Bob Ware
#4
Keith Beamish
#6 John Schultz
#14 John Quarrell
#15
John Hoiles
#23 Jack Slattery
#24 John Jillard
#25
President
Harry Dolphin
Coach
Teddy Whitten
Captain
Teddy Whitten #3
Inside the Charts:
Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee
"Well Beamish is down on the ground and I didn't hear the siren go there but the siren has gone, Mike you heard it did you?"




Geoff Raymond
Saturday 23rd September 1961
Watch Video Now!
Weeks
Round 24 of 24
Rounds Round Grand Final
Julian Julian 266 of 365
Produced By
Extracted From
Audio-Visual

Mike Williamson,
Bert Deacon,
Geoff Raymond
Reg Hickey
Hawthorn
vs.
Footscray
Week 24 of 24
Round Grand Final
Julian 266 of 365
Quarters 1 2 3 4
Action 3rd qtr in whole
Day Saturday
Date 23rd Sept 1961
Venue MCG
Suburb Melbourne (East)
Punt Road End
Quarters
Jolimont End
Richmond End
City End, Scoreboard End
Haw
thorn
1
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
2
Haw
thorn
Haw
thorn
3
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
4
Haw
thorn
Day Round Saturday
Date Round 23rd Sept 1961
Venue Round MCG
Field
Field Umpires
Frank Schwab
Boundary
Boundary Umpires
John Hicks
Herb Kent
Goal
Goal Umpires
Keith Cree
William Ludlow
W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Glenferrie

Oval

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

MCG

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Glenferrie

Oval

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Arden

Street

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Glenferrie

Oval

06-24
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Junction

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Glenferrie

Oval

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Kardinia

Park

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Glenferrie

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Glenferrie

Oval

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Lake

Oval

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Glenferrie

Oval

15-24
13-18}
Sun
July
22
203

Split

Round

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Brunswick

Street

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Glenferrie

Oval

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Windy

Hill

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

Glenferrie

Oval

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Punt

Road

21-24
1SF
Sat
Sep
02
245

St K

Foot

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

MCG

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

Melb

Foot

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Punt

Road

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

Western

Oval

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Princes

Park

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Western

Oval

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Lake

Oval

06-24
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Western

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Kardinia

Park

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Western

Oval

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Junction

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Windy

Hill

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Western

Park

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Arden

Street

15-24
13-18}
Sun
July
22
203

Split

Round

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Western

Oval

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Victoria

Park

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Western

Oval

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

MCG

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Western

Oval

21-24
1SF
Sat
Sep
02
245

MCG

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

Haw

Melb

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

MCG

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

Some of the Hawthorn cast
Morton Browne
#4 John Fisher
#5 Brendan Edwards
#9
Graham Cooper
#10 John Winneke
#12 Ian Mort
#14
Cam McPherson
#26 John McArthur
#28 Garry Young
#31
President
Dr Sandy Ferguson
Coach
John Kennedy
Captain
Graham Arthur #2
Some of the Footscray cast
Bob Ware
#4 Charlie Stewart
#5 Alex Gardiner
#12
John Schultz
#14 John Quarrell
#15 Graham Ion
#17
John Hoiles
#23 John Jillard
#25 Bernie Lee
#29
President
Harry Dolphin
Coach
Teddy Whitten
Captain
Teddy Whitten #3
Inside the Charts:
Hello Mary Lou by Rick Nelson
Very interesting to note that Beamish is off the ground for Footscray, he's been replaced by Charlie....Charlie.... Stewart from Shepparton who gets his big chance this afternoon on the half forward flank, Quarrell goes into the roving position in the forward pocket
Bert Deacon
Saturday 23rd September 1961 from the MCG
Watch Video Now!
Weeks
Round 24 of 24
Rounds Round Grand Final
Julian Julian 266 of 365
Produced By
Extracted From
Audio-Visual

Mike Williamson
Geoff Raymond
Reg Hickey
Bert Deacon
Hawthorn
vs.
Footscray
Week 24 of 24
Round Grand Final
Julian 266 of 365
Quarters 1 2 3 4
Action 4th qtr in whole
Day Saturday
Date 23rd Sept 1961
Venue MCG
Suburb Melbourne (East)
Punt Road End
Quarters
Jolimont End
Richmond End
City End, Scoreboard End
Haw
thorn
1
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
2
Haw
thorn
Haw
thorn
3
Foo
tsc
ray
Foo
tsc
ray
4
Haw
thorn
Day Round Saturday
Date Round 23rd Sept 1961
Venue Round MCG
Field
Field Umpires
Frank Schwab
Boundary
Boundary Umpires
Herb Kent
John Hicks
Goal
Goal Umpires
William Ludlow
Keith Cree
W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Glenferrie

Oval

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

MCG

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Glenferrie

Oval

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Arden

Street

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Glenferrie

Oval

06-24
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Junction

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Glenferrie

Oval

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Kardinia

Park

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Glenferrie

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Glenferrie

Oval

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Lake

Oval

14-24
{13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Glenferrie

Oval

15-24
13-18}
Sun
July
22
203

Split

Round

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Brunswick

Street

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Glenferrie

Oval

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Windy

Hill

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

Glenferrie

Oval

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Punt

Road

21-24
FSF
Sat
Sep
02
245

St K

Foot

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

MCG

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

Melb

Foot

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

W
R
D
M
D
J
W
R
D
M
D
J
01-24
01-18
Sat
Apr
15
105

Punt

Road

02-24
02-18
Sat
Apr
22
112

Western

Oval

03-24
03-18
Sat
Apr
29
119

Princes

Park

04-24
04-18
Sat
May
06
126

Western

Oval

05-24
05-18
Sat
May
13
133

Lake

Oval

06-18
{06-18
Sat
May
20
140

Split

Round

07-24
06-18}
Sat
May
27
147

Western

Oval

08-24
07-18
Sat
June
03
154

Kardinia

Park

09-24
08-18
Mon
June
12
163

Western

Oval

10-24
09-18
Sat
June
17
168

Western

Oval

11-24
10-18
Sat
June
24
175

Junction

Oval

12-24
11-18
Sat
July
01
182

Windy

Hill

13-24
12-18
Sat
July
08
189

Western

Oval

14-24
13-18
Sat
July
15
196

Arden

Street

15-24
Split
Sat
July
22
203

Split

Round

16-24
14-18
Sat
July
29
210

Western

Oval

17-24
15-18
Sat
Aug
05
217

Victoria

Park

18-24
16-18
Sat
Aug
12
224

Western

Oval

19-24
17-18
Sat
Aug
19
231

MCG

20-24
18-18
Sat
Aug
26
238

Western

Oval

21-24
1SF
Sat
Sep
02
245

MCG

22-24
2SF
Sat
Sep
09
252

Haw

Melb

23-24
PF
Sat
Sep
16
259

MCG

24-24
GF
Sat
Sep
23
266

MCG

Some of the Hawthorn cast
Les Kaine
#1 Ron Nalder
#3 Malcolm Hill
#11
John Cunningham
#19 Steadman Hay
#20 Phil Hay
#22
Reg Poole
#29 Colin Youren
#30 Garry Young
#31
President
Dr Sandy Ferguson
Coach
John Kennedy
Captain
Graham Arthur #2
Some of the Footscray cast
Charlie Stewart
#5 Cameron McDonald
#9 Ken Duff
#16
Graham Ion
#17 Charlie Evans
#28 Bernie Lee
#29
Barney McKellar
#30 Ian Bryant
#37 Barry Ion
#38
President
Harry Dolphin
Coach
Teddy Whitten
Captain
Teddy Whitten #3
Inside the Charts:
Crying by Roy Orbison
"However we would like to take this opportunity of congratulating our director Alf Potter I'm sure all of you watching this telecast at home have enjoyed the pictures you've seen as a result of the great work done by our cameramen & our crew here & especially the work of our director Alf Potter"
Michael Williamson
Saturday 23rd September 1961 from the MCG
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