1954 VFL Season Round 3: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1954 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round three of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.9.75) defeated Melbourne (9.10.64).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Hawthorn
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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
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Melbourne
Captain: Geoff CollinsCoach: Norm Smith
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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| 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
| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 | C. Thompson | 17 | N. Voigt | 6 | K. Coghlan | 24 | A. Woodley | 23 | J. Peck | ||||||
| FORWARD | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 15 | P. O'Brien | 5 | P. Cash | 25 | G. Peck |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 8 | C. Philp | 29 | W. Holyoak |
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| 32 | I. Egerton | 14 | L. Crane | 12 | A. Hughes |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||