1955 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Ken Melville captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne
K. Melville (capt.), D. Atkinson, N. Baker, R. Barassi, I. Baumgartner, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, I. Egerton
Half-back:
B. Kann, C. Philp, B. Boland
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, R. Simmonds, J. O'Mahoney
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, C. Thompson, P. O'Brien
Forward:
J. Peck, G. Howells, K. White
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), A. Woodley, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
A. Fanning, J. Harris
Melbourne (11.5.71) defeated Hawthorn (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (3), S. Spencer (3), N. Clarke (2), G. Case, B. Johnson, L. Mithen
Hawthorn: G. Howells (2), G. Arthur, K. Coghlan, P. O'Brien, C. Thompson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,333
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | MELB by 24 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ken Melville
(Melbourne),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baker, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Boland, Brian | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fanning, Alan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harris, Jeff | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Howells, Geoff | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | White, Keith | FPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
A. Fanning replaced K. White.
J. Harris replaced P. O'Brien 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
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 32 | I. Egerton |
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| 22 | B. Kann | 8 | C. Philp | 1 | B. Boland |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 27 | R. Simmonds | 3 | J. O'Mahoney |
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 15 | P. O'Brien | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 23 | J. Peck | 33 | G. Howells | 21 | K. White |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||