1954 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1954 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 14 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
N. Maginness, C. Philp, M. Considine
Centre:
P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
W. Nash, C. Thompson, B. Kann
Forward:
I. Egerton, J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Follower:
J. Kennedy, A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
A. Fanning, K. White
Melbourne (16.14.110) defeated Hawthorn (5.3.33).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (3), B. Johnson (3), B. McKenzie (3), F. Adams (2), G. McGivern (2), L. Mithen (2), S. Spencer
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (2), J. Kennedy, W. Nash, J. Peck
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,708
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | (33) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 77 | MELB by 77 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Fanning, Alan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Nash, Wally | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | White, Keith | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 3 | |||
A. Fanning replaced J. O'Mahoney during the third quarter.
K. White replaced L. Crane 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 8 | C. Philp | 28 | M. Considine |
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| 15 | P. O'Brien | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 36 | W. Nash | 20 | C. Thompson | 22 | B. Kann | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 32 | I. Egerton | 23 | J. Peck | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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