1955 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1955 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1955 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), B. Atkinson, D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, D. Nelson, M. Sibun, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan, C. Vance
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, I. Egerton
Half-back:
B. Kann, C. Philp, P. Kanis
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, R. Simmonds, R. Horrocks
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, C. Thompson, A. Fanning
Forward:
A. Woodley, G. Howells, R. Yeoman
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
P. Cash, I. Hinks
South Melbourne (7.14.56) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.8.98).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Vance (2), J. Garrick, I. Gillett, K. Hogan, E. Lane, M. Sibun
Hawthorn: G. Howells (5), K. Coghlan (3), R. Yeoman (3), J. Peck (2), G. Arthur, R. Simmonds
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Hawthorn
Score:
7.14.56 - 15.8.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Margin | HWTH by 11 | HWTH by 16 | HWTH by 32 | HWTH by 42 | HWTH by 42 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Vance, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fanning, Alan | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hinks, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Horrocks, Rod | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Howells, Geoff | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||
I. Hinks replaced R. Horrocks during the second 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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| 22 | B. Kann | 8 | C. Philp | 18 | P. Kanis |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 27 | R. Simmonds | 29 | R. Horrocks |
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 4 | A. Fanning | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 24 | A. Woodley | 33 | G. Howells | 21 | R. Yeoman |
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