1955 VFL Season 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 fourteen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.11.71) defeated South Melbourne (6.15.51).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Hawthorn
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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
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
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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| 21 | R. Yeoman | 23 | J. Peck | 17 | N. Voigt | 5 | P. Cash | 13 | M. Jose | ||||||
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| 14 | L. Crane | 8 | C. Philp | 12 | A. Hughes |
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| 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 26 | D. Gent | 22 | B. Kann |
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