1953 VFL 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 4 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
J. O'Mahoney, C. Philp, J. Douglas
Centre:
P. Kanis, R. Simmonds, N. Pearson
Half-forward:
W. Nash, B. Collins, P. Cash
Forward:
I. Egerton, I. McCann, M. Atkins
Follower:
B. Considine, J. Kennedy, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
M. Considine, J. McCashney
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Cullinan, R. Digney, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, A. McPherson, B. Murray, B. Nolan, D. Scott, S. Smith, J. Svenson, J. Taylor
Hawthorn (7.11.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: W. Nash (3), I. McCann (2), M. Atkins, K. Coghlan
South Melbourne: N. Gelavis (2), E. Lane (2), R. Digney, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, D. Scott, J. Svenson
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
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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
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
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 | ? |
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| 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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