1954 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1954 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Gerald Marchesi captained the hosts. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

North Melbourne
G. Marchesi (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, K. Dynon, G. English, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, B. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, K. Smith, J. Spencer, L. Templar

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.: T. Allsop, P. Kanis

North Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated Hawthorn (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (3), G. Marchesi (3), B. Brooker, M. Grambeau, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, K. Smith
Hawthorn: A. Woodley (3), P. Cash, J. Kennedy, P. O'Brien, G. Peck, R. Simmonds, C. Thompson, N. Voigt

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 May 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.10.76 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 8 8 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 5 . 4 8 . 12 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin level NMLB by 10 HWTH by 4 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Gerald Marchesi (North Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 3 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 1 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald (c) ? ? 3 ?
31 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 1 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom SUB ? 0 ?
5 Cash, Pat CHF ? 1 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin FPL↓ ? 0 ?
14 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian BPR ? 0 ?
29 Holyoak, Warren HBFL ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
18 Kanis, Peter SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 1 ?
35 Maginness, Norm HBFR ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFR ? 1 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
25 Peck, Graham HFFL ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 1 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton FPR ? 1 ?
17 Voigt, Noel FF ? 1 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

P. Kanis replaced K. Coghlan during the third 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 50s

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Jock McCorkell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 A. Hughes 14 L. Crane 32 I. Egerton













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



29 W. Holyoak 8 C. Philp 35 N. Maginness













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy (c) 4 T. Allsop
HALF-FORWARD 24 A. Woodley 18 P. Kanis
25 G. Peck 5 P. Cash 15 P. O'Brien 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 K. Coghlan 17 N. Voigt 20 C. Thompson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale