1953 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
F. Flanagan (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Hawthorn
Back:
J. MacDonald, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
J. O'Mahoney, C. Philp, M. Considine
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, P. Charleston, N. Pearson
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, B. Collins, G. Peck
Forward:
R. Simmonds, P. Cash, J. Marr
Follower:
G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
A. Chown, B. Considine
Geelong (12.15.87) defeated Hawthorn (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), N. Trezise (4), B. Davis, B. McMaster, P. Pianto, L. Turner
Hawthorn: P. Cash (2), K. Coghlan, G. Edwards, J. Marr
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
J. Lee
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||