1954 VFL Season Round 14: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1954 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round fourteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the 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 (16.14.110) defeated Hawthorn (5.3.33).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.14.110 - 5.3.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
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
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Geoff Collins
Coach: Norm Smith

Hawthorn

Captain: Ted Fletcher
Coach: Jack Hale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
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 50s

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 A. Hughes 14 L. Crane 1 T. Fletcher (c)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



35 N. Maginness 8 C. Philp 28 M. Considine













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



15 P. O'Brien 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy 38 A. Fanning
HALF-FORWARD 24 A. Woodley 21 K. White
36 W. Nash 20 C. Thompson 22 B. Kann 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 I. Egerton 23 J. Peck 6 K. Coghlan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale