1955 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 11 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, M. Goggin, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, I. Egerton
Half-back:
A. Hughes, C. Philp, L. Crane
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, B. Elsworth
Half-forward:
B. Takle, A. Woodley, G. Arthur
Forward:
N. Voigt, C. Thompson, L. Toohey
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
A. Fanning, P. Kanis
Geelong (16.13.109) defeated Hawthorn (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (6), K. Beardsley (4), M. Sutcliffe (2), N. Trezise (2), B. Ferrari, P. Pianto
Hawthorn: N. Voigt (3), B. Elsworth, J. Peck, C. Thompson, A. Woodley
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
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
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||