1955 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1955 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1955 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Vic Lawrence captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, L. Crane, J. Kennedy (capt.)
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: I. Egerton, J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Sub.: F. Considine, I. Hinks

North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, B. Burt, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, G. English, M. Grambeau, B. Johnson, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, P. Marchesi, J. O'Halloran, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar, R. Walsh, J. Wymer

Hawthorn (14.7.91) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (5), G. Howells (4), C. Thompson (3), J. Peck, A. Woodley
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (8), N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, M. Grambeau, J. O'Halloran, L. Templar

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 May 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by North Melbourne
Score: 14.7.91 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 2 4 . 3 10 . 4 14 . 7 14 . 7 (91)
North Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 9 8 . 11 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin NMLB by 14 NMLB by 18 HWTH by 5 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Vic Lawrence (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin RO ? 5 ?
7 Considine, Frank SUB↑ ? 0 ?
14 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian RU ? 0 ?
4 Fanning, Alan HFFR ? 0 ?
11 Hinks, Ian SUB ? 0 ?
33 Howells, Geoff FF ? 4 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
22 Kann, Brian HBFL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) BPR ? 0 ?
34 McCann, Ian HBFR ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John WR ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RR ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy C ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton CHF ? 3 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WL ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan FPL ? 1 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray FPR↓ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 7

F. Considine replaced R. Yeoman during the second quarter.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Burt, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 1 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 1 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
36 Joiner, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
13 Marchesi, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 8 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 1 ?
34 Walsh, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Wymer, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 15

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






32 I. Egerton 7 F. Considine
21 R. Yeoman 33 G. Howells 24 A. Woodley 23 J. Peck 11 I. Hinks
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













10 J. Kennedy (c) 14 L. Crane 12 A. Hughes



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Jock McCorkell