1953 VFL 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 15 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Eichhorn, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, M. Lyon, A. McPherson, B. Murray, B. Nolan, H. Rosewarne, M. Sibun, S. Smith, F. Summers, J. Taylor
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, M. Considine
Half-back:
P. Hughes, C. Philp, N. Maginness
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, P. O'Brien
Half-forward:
A. Chown, I. Egerton, G. Peck
Forward:
M. Atkins, M. Jose, T. Allsop
Follower:
T. Fletcher (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
B. Collins, K. White
South Melbourne (7.12.54) were defeated by Hawthorn (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. McPherson (2), B. Gunn, P. Hogan, E. Lane, B. Nolan, M. Sibun
Hawthorn: T. Allsop (2), B. Collins (2), M. Jose (2), M. Atkins, I. Egerton, R. Simmonds
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
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 |
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| 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
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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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| 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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