1955 VFL Round 14: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1955 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1955 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Bill Gunn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, J. Kennedy (capt.)
Half-back:
A. Hughes, C. Philp, L. Crane
Centre:
P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
R. Simmonds, A. Woodley, G. Arthur
Forward:
N. Voigt, J. Peck, R. Yeoman
Follower:
I. Egerton, P. Cash, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
B. Elsworth, M. Jose
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, R. Taylor
Hawthorn (10.11.71) defeated South Melbourne (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (4), K. Coghlan (3), G. Arthur, J. O'Mahoney, R. Yeoman
South Melbourne: E. Lane (3), R. Taylor (2), K. Hogan
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,100
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 6.15.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | HWTH by 12 | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 3 | HWTH by 20 | HWTH by 20 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Elsworth, Bill | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
B. Elsworth replaced L. Crane at three-quarter-time.
M. Jose replaced R. Yeoman during the fourth quarter.
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
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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