1953 VFL Season Round 4: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1953 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round four of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Ted Fletcher captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
Hawthorn (7.11.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.9.63).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Hawthorn
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South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.11.53 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 29 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Ted FletcherCoach: Jack Hale
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 20 | Atkins, Mack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Collins, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Considine, Bernie | RU↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Douglas, Jack | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCann, Ian | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | McCashney, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nash, Wally | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
M. Considine replaced J. Douglas during the second quarter.
J. McCashney replaced B. Considine during the fourth quarter.
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Cullinan, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Digney, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | McPherson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
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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| 20 | M. Atkins | 9 | I. McCann | 32 | I. Egerton | 10 | J. Kennedy | 23 | J. McCashney | ||||||
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| 5 | P. Cash | 34 | B. Collins | 29 | W. Nash |
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| 31 | J. Douglas | 8 | C. Philp | 3 | J. O'Mahoney |
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| 1 | T. Fletcher (c) | 14 | L. Crane | 12 | A. Hughes |
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