1953 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1953 between Carlton and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1953 VFL season. Carlton hosted Hawthorn at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Ted Fletcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Comben, H. Dunn, V. English, G. Gilchrist, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, M. Wenn

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, L. Crane, M. Considine
Half-back: N. Maginness, C. Philp, P. Hughes
Centre: P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: G. Peck, I. McCann, A. Chown
Forward: T. Allsop, B. Collins, K. White
Follower: T. Fletcher (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: M. Atkins, I. Mathers

Carlton (12.15.87) defeated Hawthorn (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Wenn (4), K. Warburton (3), K. Hands (2), J. James, B. Milroy, J. Spencer
Hawthorn: T. Fletcher (3), A. Chown, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Carlton v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 22 August 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,500

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Hawthorn
Score: 12.15.87 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 7 7 . 7 11 . 12 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Hawthorn 0 . 0 1 . 6 3 . 7 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin CARL by 31 CARL by 37 CARL by 53 CARL by 42 CARL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ken Hands (Carlton), Ted Fletcher (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
20 Gill, Dick ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 1 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 1 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 3 ?
33 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom FPL ? 0 ?
20 Atkins, Mack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
19 Chown, Alf HFFR ? 1 ?
34 Collins, Bill FF↓ ? 0 ?
28 Considine, Maurie BPR ? 0 ?
14 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
1 Fletcher, Ted (c) RU ? 3 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
11 Hughes, Peter HBFR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 1 ?
35 Maginness, Norm HBFL ? 0 ?
33 Mathers, Ian SUB ? 0 ?
9 McCann, Ian CHF ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil WL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
25 Peck, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 1 ?
21 White, Keith FPR ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

M. Atkins replaced B. Collins at three-quarter-time.

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

Carlton Coach: Perce Bentley
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 A. Hughes 14 L. Crane 28 M. Considine













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



35 N. Maginness 8 C. Philp 11 P. Hughes













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



15 P. O'Brien 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 T. Fletcher (c) 20 M. Atkins
HALF-FORWARD 10 J. Kennedy 33 I. Mathers
25 G. Peck 9 I. McCann 19 A. Chown 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



4 T. Allsop 34 B. Collins 21 K. White













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale