1955 VFL Round 12: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1955 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1955 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval.
Roy Simmonds captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, B. Collins
Half-back:
A. Hughes, C. Philp, L. Crane
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, P. Kanis
Half-forward:
B. Elsworth, A. Woodley, G. Arthur
Forward:
N. Voigt, C. Thompson, R. Yeoman
Follower:
I. Egerton, P. Cash, R. Simmonds (capt.)
Sub.:
A. Fanning, B. Takle
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, A. Bench, K. Chambers, W. Clark, C. Davey, T. Elder, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, R. Smith, L. Smyth, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams
Hawthorn (18.12.120) defeated Fitzroy (9.5.59).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: R. Simmonds (5), P. Cash (4), N. Voigt (4), A. Fanning (2), J. O'Mahoney, B. Takle, R. Yeoman
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (4), O. Abrahams (2), D. Furness, J. Gervasoni, V. Williams
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
10,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Margin | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 21 | HWTH by 52 | HWTH by 61 | HWTH by 61 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Roy Simmonds
(Hawthorn),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | RR | ? | 4 | ? |
| 39 | Collins, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Elsworth, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fanning, Alan | SUB↑ | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy (c) | RO | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Takle, Barry | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FF↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FPL | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
A. Fanning replaced C. Thompson at three-quarter-time.
B. Takle replaced G. Arthur during the fourth quarter.
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Chambers, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Elder, Toby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
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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