1953 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 68.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsop, Tom | #4 | 15 | 16 | R02-03, R06-18 |
| Atkins, Mack | #20 | 9 | 3 | R04-07, R12, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Black, Norm | #22 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Cash, Pat | #5 | 8 | 9 | R01-08 |
| Charleston, Peter | #17 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R10-11 |
| Chown, Alf | #19 | 12 | 3 | R01, R05-12, R15-17 |
| Coghlan, Kevin | #6 | 15 | 19 | R01-14, R16 |
| Collins, Bill | #34 | 17 | 12 | R01-17 |
| Considine, Bernie | #2 | 3 | 2 | R01, R03-04 |
| Considine, Maurie | #28 | 16 | 1 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-18 |
| Crane, Len | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Douglas, Jack | #31 | 5 | 0 | R02-04, R12-13 |
| Edwards, George | #26 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Egerton, Ian | #32 | 15 | 4 | R03-16, R18 |
| Fletcher, Ted | #1 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Hughes, Alf | #12 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Hughes, Peter | #11 | 10 | 1 | R09-18 |
| Jose, Max | #26 | 4 | 2 | R14-16, R18 |
| Kanis, Peter | #18 | 5 | 0 | R02-06 |
| Kennedy, John | #10 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| MacDonald, Jack | #21 | 3 | 2 | R01-02, R05 |
| Maginness, Norm | #35 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Marr, Jack | #24 | 10 | 5 | R01-02, R06-07, R09-13, R18 |
| Mathers, Ian | #33 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| McCann, Ian | #9 | 5 | 3 | R03-06, R17 |
| McCashney, John | #23 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Nash, Wally | #29 | 5 | 5 | R03-07 |
| O'Brien, Phil | #15 | 12 | 6 | R01-02, R08-13, R15-18 |
| O'Mahoney, John | #3 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Pearson, Neil | #7 | 13 | 1 | R01-11, R13-14 |
| Peck, Graham | #25 | 9 | 0 | R01, R08-09, R13-18 |
| Philp, Clive | #8 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Robison, Jim | #13 | 6 | 0 | R05-08, R12-13 |
| Simmonds, Roy | #27 | 16 | 7 | R01, R04-18 |
| White, Keith | #21 | 11 | 7 | R08-18 |
| Wilkinson, Lance | #16 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R07-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Jack | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Alf Hughes | Len Crane | Ted Fletcher |
| Half-Back: | John O'Mahoney | Clive Philp | Maurie Considine |
| Centre: | Lance Wilkinson | Roy Simmonds | Neil Pearson |
| Half-Forward: | Phil O'Brien | Bill Collins | Tom Allsop |
| Forward: | Jack Marr | Ian Egerton | Keith White |
| Follower: | George Edwards | John Kennedy | Kevin Coghlan |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 49 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 35 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 69 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 70 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 20 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 18 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 28 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 29 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 48 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 8 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |