1953 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1953 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 10 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, T. Gleeson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, M. Reeves, P. Schofield, S. Spencer, D. Williams, M. Woods
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
R. Simmonds, C. Philp, M. Considine
Centre:
N. Pearson, A. Chown, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, B. Collins, T. Allsop
Forward:
J. Marr, J. O'Mahoney, K. White
Follower:
I. Egerton, J. Kennedy, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
P. Charleston, P. Hughes
Melbourne (10.14.74) were defeated by Hawthorn (16.6.102).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Spencer (6), P. Schofield (2), K. Albiston, B. McKenzie
Hawthorn: T. Allsop (4), J. O'Mahoney (4), K. White (3), T. Fletcher (2), K. Coghlan, P. O'Brien, N. Pearson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,993
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Hawthorn | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Margin | HWTH by 44 | HWTH by 28 | HWTH by 22 | HWTH by 28 | HWTH by 28 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | HFFR | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Charleston, Peter | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Chown, Alf | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Collins, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hughes, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Marr, Jack | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | White, Keith | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 6 | |||
P. Hughes replaced M. Considine during the first quarter.
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
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 8 | C. Philp | 28 | M. Considine |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 19 | A. Chown | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 15 | P. O'Brien | 34 | B. Collins | 4 | T. Allsop | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 24 | J. Marr | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 21 | K. White |
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