1953 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Geelong (12.15.87) defeated Hawthorn (5.8.38).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
19,877
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 43 | GEEL by 49 | GEEL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Fred FlanaganCoach: Reg Hickey
Hawthorn
Captain: Ted FletcherCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cash, Pat | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Charleston, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Chown, Alf | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Collins, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Considine, Bernie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Edwards, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | MacDonald, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Marr, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
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
| Geelong | Coach: Reg Hickey | ||||||||||||||
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| 21 | J. MacDonald | 14 | L. Crane | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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| 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 8 | C. Philp | 28 | M. Considine |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 17 | P. Charleston | 7 | N. Pearson |
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| CENTRE | 26 | G. Edwards | 19 | A. Chown | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 10 | J. Kennedy | 2 | B. Considine | |||||||||||
| 15 | P. O'Brien | 34 | B. Collins | 25 | G. Peck | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 5 | P. Cash | 24 | J. Marr |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||