1955 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1955 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1955 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, W. Prest, G. Sewell
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, G. Peck
Forward:
J. Peck, G. Howells, P. O'Brien
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), A. Woodley, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
D. Gent, A. Jewell
Essendon (9.11.65) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Fox (3), S. Booth, M. Diston, F. Gallagher, B. Hutchison, H. Mitchell, I. Monks
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (2), K. Coghlan (2), P. O'Brien, G. Peck, J. Peck, R. Simmonds, C. Thompson, A. Woodley
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 16 | HWTH by 5 | HWTH by 5 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Prest, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Boland, Brian | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Howells, Geoff | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jewell, Alan | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
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 | 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) | 26 | D. Gent | |||||||||||
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 25 | G. Peck | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 23 | J. Peck | 33 | G. Howells | 15 | P. O'Brien |
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