1953 VFL Round 12: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1953 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 12 of the 1953 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. Ted Fletcher captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, J. Robison, I. Egerton
Half-back: R. Simmonds, C. Philp, P. Hughes
Centre: J. Douglas, A. Chown, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: P. O'Brien, B. Collins, T. Allsop
Forward: K. White, J. O'Mahoney, J. Marr
Follower: T. Fletcher (capt.), J. Kennedy, K. Coghlan
Sub.: M. Atkins, M. Considine

Geelong
I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Worner

Hawthorn (9.8.62) were defeated by Geelong (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (2), B. Collins (2), T. Allsop, T. Fletcher, J. Marr, J. O'Mahoney, K. White
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), B. Davis (2), N. Trezise (2), P. Pianto, N. Rayson, B. Worner

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 11 July 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Geelong
Score: 9.8.62 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 3 5 . 3 8 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Geelong 1 . 2 4 . 5 7 . 9 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin HWTH by 7 HWTH by 4 HWTH by 3 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Ted Fletcher (Hawthorn), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom HFFR ? 1 ?
20 Atkins, Mack SUB ? 0 ?
19 Chown, Alf C ? 0 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin RO ? 2 ?
34 Collins, Bill CHF ? 2 ?
28 Considine, Maurie SUB ? 0 ?
31 Douglas, Jack WL ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian BPR ? 0 ?
1 Fletcher, Ted (c) RU ? 1 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
11 Hughes, Peter HBFR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
24 Marr, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John FF ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
13 Robison, Jim FB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
21 White, Keith FPL ? 1 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 2 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 5 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
17 Reed, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
15 Roberts, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Smith, Sid ? ? 0 ?
23 Swarbrick, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 14

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






1 T. Fletcher (c) 20 M. Atkins
24 J. Marr 3 J. O'Mahoney 21 K. White 10 J. Kennedy 28 M. Considine
FORWARD 6 K. Coghlan

HALF-BACK













4 T. Allsop 34 B. Collins 15 P. O'Brien



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













16 L. Wilkinson 19 A. Chown 31 J. Douglas FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













11 P. Hughes 8 C. Philp 27 R. Simmonds



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













32 I. Egerton 13 J. Robison 12 A. Hughes



BACK



Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey