1954 VFL Round 3: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1954 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1954 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, I. Egerton
Half-back:
W. Holyoak, C. Philp, N. Maginness
Centre:
N. Pearson, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
G. Peck, P. Cash, P. O'Brien
Forward:
K. Coghlan, N. Voigt, C. Thompson
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
P. Kanis, J. Peck
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, L. Gloury, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, L. Mithen, K. Robinson, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Hawthorn (11.9.75) defeated Melbourne (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: N. Voigt (3), K. Coghlan (2), J. Kennedy (2), P. O'Brien (2), P. Kanis, C. Thompson
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), N. Clarke (2), F. Adams, K. Christie, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 3 | HWTH by 17 | HWTH by 11 | HWTH by 11 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Cash, Pat | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Holyoak, Warren | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
P. Kanis replaced R. Simmonds during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
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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