1953 VFL Season Round 15: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round fifteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Laurie Nash and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
South Melbourne (7.12.54) were defeated by Hawthorn (9.8.62).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
8,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Hawthorn
Score:
7.12.54 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | SMLB by 12 | level | SMLB by 1 | HWTH by 8 | HWTH by 8 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Hawthorn
Captain: Ted FletcherCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lyon, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McPherson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Rosewarne, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Summers, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Atkins, Mack | FPL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Chown, Alf | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Collins, Bill | SUB↑ | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | CHF↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hughes, Peter | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Jose, Max | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | White, Keith | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
B. Collins replaced I. Egerton.
K. White replaced M. Atkins during the fourth 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
| South Melbourne | Coach: Laurie Nash | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 28 | M. Considine |
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| 11 | P. Hughes | 8 | C. Philp | 35 | N. Maginness |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 15 | P. O'Brien |
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| CENTRE | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) | 34 | B. Collins | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 10 | J. Kennedy | 21 | K. White | |||||||||||
| 19 | A. Chown | 32 | I. Egerton | 25 | G. Peck | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 20 | M. Atkins | 26 | M. Jose | 4 | T. Allsop |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||