1955 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round one of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Roy Simmonds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Fitzroy (13.15.93) defeated Hawthorn (7.16.58).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
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Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | HWTH by 8 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 35 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Bill StephenCoach: Bill Stephen
Hawthorn
Captain: Roy SimmondsCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Elder, Toby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hinks, Ian | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy (c) | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FF↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||
P. Kanis replaced J. O'Mahoney during the fourth quarter.
G. Peck replaced N. Voigt 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Fitzroy | Coach: Bill Stephen | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 32 | I. Egerton |
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| 28 | M. Considine | 8 | C. Philp | 35 | N. Maginness |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 15 | P. O'Brien |
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| CENTRE | 24 | A. Woodley | 18 | P. Kanis | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | P. Cash | 25 | G. Peck | |||||||||||
| 2 | G. Arthur | 11 | I. Hinks | 23 | J. Peck | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 20 | C. Thompson | 17 | N. Voigt | 27 | R. Simmonds (c) |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||