1954 VFL Round 7: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1954 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 7 of the 1954 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
Ted Fletcher captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
N. Maginness, C. Philp, W. Holyoak
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, P. Kanis
Half-forward:
G. Peck, G. Howells, P. O'Brien
Forward:
K. Coghlan, N. Voigt, C. Thompson
Follower:
J. Kennedy, A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
F. Considine, I. Egerton
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, I. Letcher, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Hawthorn (10.9.69) were defeated by Footscray (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: C. Thompson (3), K. Coghlan (2), A. Woodley (2), P. Kanis, P. O'Brien, R. Simmonds
Footscray: J. Collins (5), P. Box (2), A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, H. Stevens, A. Trusler
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 26 | HWTH by 23 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Considine, Frank | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Holyoak, Warren | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU↓ | ? | 2 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
F. Considine replaced J. O'Mahoney during the fourth quarter.
I. Egerton replaced A. Woodley during the fourth quarter.
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
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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| 20 | C. Thompson | 17 | N. Voigt | 6 | K. Coghlan | 24 | A. Woodley | 32 | I. Egerton | ||||||
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| 29 | W. Holyoak | 8 | C. Philp | 35 | N. Maginness |
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