1955 VFL Round 2: Hawthorn v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1955 between Hawthorn and Carlton during round 2 of the 1955 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Carlton at Glenferrie Oval. Roy Simmonds captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, L. Crane, I. Egerton
Half-back: B. Kann, C. Philp, M. Considine
Centre: L. Wilkinson, R. Simmonds (capt.), P. O'Brien
Half-forward: G. Arthur, I. Hinks, A. Fanning
Forward: C. Thompson, G. Howells, R. Yeoman
Follower: A. Woodley, J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Sub.: P. Cash, P. Kanis

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, G. Burke, J. Cheffers, J. Chick, B. Comben, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, K. Warburton, D. Zeunert

Hawthorn (12.15.87) defeated Carlton (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (3), J. Peck (3), K. Coghlan (2), A. Fanning (2), I. Hinks, R. Yeoman
Carlton: N. O'Brien (4), P. Aitken, J. Cheffers, K. Hands, J. Mills, B. Milroy

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Hawthorn v Carlton
Date: Saturday 23 April 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Carlton
Score: 12.15.87 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 8 5 . 9 10 . 14 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Carlton 2 . 0 4 . 1 8 . 3 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin HWTH by 14 HWTH by 14 HWTH by 23 HWTH by 27 HWTH by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Roy Simmonds (Hawthorn), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 3 ?
5 Cash, Pat SUB↑ ? 0 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin RO ? 2 ?
28 Considine, Maurie HBFR↓ ? 0 ?
14 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian BPR ? 0 ?
4 Fanning, Alan HFFR ? 2 ?
11 Hinks, Ian CHF ? 1 ?
33 Howells, Geoff FF ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
18 Kanis, Peter SUB↑ ? 0 ?
22 Kann, Brian HBFL ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil WR ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RR ? 3 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy (c) C ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton FPL ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WL↓ ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan RU ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray FPR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

P. Kanis replaced M. Considine during the third quarter.
P. Cash replaced L. Wilkinson during the fourth quarter.

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Aitken, Peter ? ? 1 ?
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
32 Cheffers, John ? ? 1 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Munro, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Brien, Noel ? ? 4 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 6

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

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






24 A. Woodley 5 P. Cash
21 R. Yeoman 33 G. Howells 20 C. Thompson 23 J. Peck 18 P. Kanis
FORWARD 6 K. Coghlan

HALF-BACK













4 A. Fanning 11 I. Hinks 2 G. Arthur



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













15 P. O'Brien 27 R. Simmonds (c) 16 L. Wilkinson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













28 M. Considine 8 C. Philp 22 B. Kann



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













32 I. Egerton 14 L. Crane 12 A. Hughes



BACK



Carlton Coach: Perce Bentley