1955 VFL Season Round 6: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round six of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the 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 (11.5.71) defeated Hawthorn (6.8.44).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Ken MelvilleCoach: Norm Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 4 | A. Fanning | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 24 | A. Woodley | 19 | J. Harris | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||