1955 VFL Season Round 11: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round eleven of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Geelong (16.13.109) defeated Hawthorn (7.8.50).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,238
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 59 | GEEL by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Elsworth, Bill | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Fanning, Alan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Takle, Barry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Toohey, Leon | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
A. Fanning replaced J. Peck.
P. Kanis replaced L. Wilkinson 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
| Geelong | Coach: Reg Hickey | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | B. Kann | 26 | D. Gent | 32 | I. Egerton |
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 8 | C. Philp | 14 | L. Crane |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 19 | B. Elsworth |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 4 | A. Fanning | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | J. Peck | 18 | P. Kanis | |||||||||||
| 31 | B. Takle | 24 | A. Woodley | 2 | G. Arthur | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 17 | N. Voigt | 20 | C. Thompson | 36 | L. Toohey |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||