1957 VFL Season: Hawthorn

Season Team Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Team: Hawthorn
Home Ground: Glenferrie Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 116.7%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): Alf Hughes (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Terry Ingersoll (33)
Peter Crimmins Medal Recipient(s): Alf Hughes

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Kennedy

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Arthur, Graham #2 15 R01-R09, R12, R16-R18, SF, PF 12
Cabble, Ron #6 5 R16-R18, SF, PF 7
Carter, Len #34 1 R01 0
Collard, Cyril #4 11 R01, R03-R11, R15 3
Considine, Frank #7 7 R04-R07, R09-R10, R14 0
Cooper, John #5 4 R01-R04 3
Crane, Len #14 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 1
Dupuy, Geoff #38 1 R08 0
Edwards, Brendan #9 19 R01-R17, SF, PF 3
Egerton, Ian #32 7 R06, R08-R12, R15 0
Falconer, Brian #36 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 6
Fisher, John #5 1 R18 0
Gent, Don #26 19 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF 0
Hinks, Ian #11 4 R14-R16, R18 2
Howells, Geoff #25 19 R01-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF 9
Hughes, Alf #12 18 R01-R09, R12-R18, SF, PF 0
Ingersoll, Terry #20 14 R01-R13, R18 33
Jose, Max #13 4 R07, R10-R12 0
Kaine, Les #1 14 R01-R05, R11, R13-R18, SF, PF 15
Kann, Brian #22 13 R02, R04-R05, R10-R17, SF, PF 0
Kennedy, John #10 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 4
Maginness, Norm #35 15 R06-R18, SF, PF 0
Metcalfe, Barry #18 1 R01 0
Northcote, Kevin #19 3 R11-R13 1
O'Brien, Phil #15 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 21
O'Mahoney, John #3 2 R01-R02 0
Peck, John #23 16 R01-R13, R18, SF, PF 9
Ritchie, Dave #39 1 R13 0
Shelton, Bill #40 6 R13-R18 4
Simmonds, Roy #27 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 10
Voigt, Noel #17 12 R02-R03, R05-R10, R14, R17, SF, PF 0
Waters, Bryan #33 2 R03, R10 1
Woodley, Allan #24 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 12
Yeoman, Ray #21 19 R02-R18, SF, PF 12
Young, Garry #31 7 R13-R17, SF, PF 16
Young, Maurie #8 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 17

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hale, Jack 19 12 -0- 7 R01-R10, R12-R18, SF, PF
Kennedy, John 1 0 -0- 1 R11

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
20/04/1957 Round 1 Carlton AWAY WIN HAW by 36 Jack Hale John Kennedy
27/04/1957 Round 2 Richmond HOME WIN HAW by 19 Jack Hale John Kennedy
04/05/1957 Round 3 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 9 Jack Hale John Kennedy
11/05/1957 Round 4 Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 18 Jack Hale John Kennedy
18/05/1957 Round 5 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 27 Jack Hale John Kennedy
25/05/1957 Round 6 Essendon AWAY WIN HAW by 8 Jack Hale John Kennedy
01/06/1957 Round 7 Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 27 Jack Hale John Kennedy
08/06/1957 Round 8 South Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 21 Jack Hale John Kennedy
17/06/1957 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME WIN HAW by 48 Jack Hale John Kennedy
22/06/1957 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 16 Jack Hale John Kennedy
29/06/1957 Round 11 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 19 John Kennedy John Kennedy
06/07/1957 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 9 Jack Hale John Kennedy
13/07/1957 Round 13 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 3 Jack Hale John Kennedy
27/07/1957 Round 14 North Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 21 Jack Hale John Kennedy
03/08/1957 Round 15 Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 7 Jack Hale John Kennedy
10/08/1957 Round 16 Geelong HOME WIN HAW by 48 Jack Hale John Kennedy
17/08/1957 Round 17 Essendon HOME WIN HAW by 21 Jack Hale John Kennedy
24/08/1957 Round 18 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 2 Jack Hale John Kennedy
31/08/1957 Semi Final Carlton HOME WIN HAW by 23 Jack Hale John Kennedy
14/09/1957 Preliminary Final Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 68 Jack Hale John Kennedy