1955 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, B. Collins, C. Davey, T. Elder, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, L. Smyth, K. Webb, K. Wright
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, I. Egerton
Half-back:
M. Considine, C. Philp, N. Maginness
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, P. O'Brien
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, I. Hinks, J. Peck
Forward:
C. Thompson, N. Voigt, R. Simmonds (capt.)
Follower:
A. Woodley, P. Cash, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
P. Kanis, G. Peck
Fitzroy (13.15.93) defeated Hawthorn (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (3), O. Abrahams (2), T. Ongarello (2), D. Furness, R. Harvey, B. Pert, L. Smyth, K. Webb, K. Wright
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (2), K. Coghlan (2), P. Cash, R. Simmonds, C. Thompson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
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
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Roy Simmonds
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||