1954 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 5 of the 1954 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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, T. Allsop, P. O'Brien
Forward: K. Coghlan, N. Voigt, C. Thompson
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.: G. Howells, P. Kanis

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, F. Flanagan, H. Hawking, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, D. O'Hara, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner

Hawthorn (14.13.97) defeated Geelong (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: C. Thompson (4), A. Woodley (3), K. Coghlan (2), N. Voigt (2), P. O'Brien, G. Peck, R. Simmonds
Geelong: F. Flanagan (7), H. Herbert (2), N. Rayson (2), N. Trezise, L. Turner

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 15 May 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Geelong
Score: 14.13.97 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 5 8 . 11 8 . 12 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Geelong 6 . 4 7 . 5 12 . 12 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin GEEL by 17 HWTH by 12 GEEL by 24 HWTH by 5 HWTH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Bernie Smith (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rowe

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom CHF↓ ? 0 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin FPL ? 2 ?
14 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian BPR ? 0 ?
29 Holyoak, Warren HBFL ? 0 ?
33 Howells, Geoff SUB↑ ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
18 Kanis, Peter SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 0 ?
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 ? 4 ?
17 Voigt, Noel FF ? 2 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

G. Howells replaced T. Allsop.
P. Kanis replaced N. Pearson.

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 7 ?
36 Hawking, Howard ? ? 0 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 2 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
35 O'Hara, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 2 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
15 Roberts, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 1 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 14

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

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






10 J. Kennedy (c) 33 G. Howells
20 C. Thompson 17 N. Voigt 6 K. Coghlan 24 A. Woodley 18 P. Kanis
FORWARD 27 R. Simmonds

HALF-BACK













15 P. O'Brien 4 T. Allsop 25 G. Peck



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













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



HALF-FORWARD













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



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













32 I. Egerton 14 L. Crane 12 A. Hughes



BACK



Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey