1954 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1954 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1954 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Bernie Smith captained the hosts. Ted Fletcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Wiltshire

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back: P. Hughes, M. Considine, N. Maginness
Centre: L. Wilkinson, T. Allsop, P. O'Brien
Half-forward: W. Nash, P. Cash, G. Peck
Forward: K. Coghlan, J. Peck, C. Thompson
Follower: J. Kennedy, A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.: G. Howells, N. Voigt

Geelong (13.12.90) defeated Hawthorn (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (3), R. Renfrey (3), F. Flanagan (2), B. Wiltshire (2), B. Davis, J. McMahon, N. Rayson
Hawthorn: P. Cash (3), K. Coghlan (2), J. Kennedy, W. Nash

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 14 August 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,870

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 13.12.90 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 9 . 5 10 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 6 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin GEEL by 12 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 42 GEEL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bernie Smith (Geelong), Ted Fletcher (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 2 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 3 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 1 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 3 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
37 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom C ? 0 ?
5 Cash, Pat CHF ? 3 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin FPL ? 2 ?
28 Considine, Maurie CHB ? 0 ?
14 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
1 Fletcher, Ted (c) BPR ? 0 ?
33 Howells, Geoff SUB↑ ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
11 Hughes, Peter HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 1 ?
35 Maginness, Norm HBFR ? 0 ?
36 Nash, Wally HFFL↓ ? 1 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil WR ? 0 ?
25 Peck, Graham HFFR ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton FPR ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WL ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 6

G. Howells replaced W. Nash during the fourth quarter.
N. Voigt replaced P. Hughes during the fourth 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

Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 A. Hughes 14 L. Crane 1 T. Fletcher (c)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



11 P. Hughes 28 M. Considine 35 N. Maginness













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



16 L. Wilkinson 4 T. Allsop 15 P. O'Brien









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy 33 G. Howells
HALF-FORWARD 24 A. Woodley 17 N. Voigt
36 W. Nash 5 P. Cash 25 G. Peck 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 K. Coghlan 23 J. Peck 20 C. Thompson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale