1955 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1955 between Hawthorn and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1955 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Collingwood at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

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

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, J. Hower, B. Jones, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Sharp, K. Smale, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman

Hawthorn (12.12.84) defeated Collingwood (12.3.75).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (4), C. Thompson (3), A. Woodley (2), G. Arthur, G. Howells, J. O'Mahoney
Collingwood: K. Smale (5), L. Richards (2), R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, J. Hower, B. Jones, M. Twomey

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Hawthorn v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 7 May 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Collingwood
Score: 12.12.84 - 12.3.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 2 7 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Collingwood 4 . 1 5 . 2 11 . 3 12 . 3 12 . 3 (75)
Margin COLL by 11 HWTH by 14 COLL by 14 HWTH by 9 HWTH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Hawthorn), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

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

P. Kanis replaced G. Arthur during the fourth quarter.

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bromage, Keith ? ? 0 ?
38 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 1 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Hower, Jim ? ? 1 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
34 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
1 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 2 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 5 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 3

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






10 J. Kennedy (c) 11 I. Hinks
21 R. Yeoman 33 G. Howells 24 A. Woodley 23 J. Peck 18 P. Kanis
FORWARD 6 K. Coghlan

HALF-BACK













4 A. Fanning 20 C. Thompson 2 G. Arthur



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













3 J. O'Mahoney 27 R. Simmonds 16 L. Wilkinson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













34 I. McCann 8 C. Philp 22 B. Kann



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













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



BACK



Collingwood Coach: Phonse Kyne