1955 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1955 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Vic Lawrence captained the hosts. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Ford, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, B. Johnson, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar

Hawthorn
Back: B. Kann, D. Gent, J. Kennedy (capt.)
Half-back: A. Hughes, M. Jose, R. Simmonds
Centre: P. Kanis, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: P. O'Brien, A. Woodley, G. Arthur
Forward: J. Peck, C. Thompson, R. Yeoman
Follower: I. Egerton, N. Voigt, K. Coghlan
Sub.: P. Cash, L. Toohey

North Melbourne (8.12.60) defeated Hawthorn (8.5.53).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), M. Grambeau (2), A. Aylett, A. Mantello, L. Templar
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (4), N. Voigt (2), P. Cash, C. Thompson

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 6 August 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 8.12.60 - 8.5.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 4 7 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Hawthorn 1 . 0 5 . 3 5 . 3 8 . 5 8 . 5 (53)
Margin NMLB by 14 HWTH by 5 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 7 NMLB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Vic Lawrence (North Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
2 Ford, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 2 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 1 ?
30 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
15 Russell, James ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 3 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFR ? 4 ?
5 Cash, Pat SUB↑ ? 1 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin RO↓ ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian RU ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf HBFL ? 0 ?
13 Jose, Max CHB ? 0 ?
18 Kanis, Peter WL ? 0 ?
22 Kann, Brian BPL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) BPR ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFL↓ ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FPL ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HBFR ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton FF ? 1 ?
36 Toohey, Leon SUB↑ ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel RR ? 2 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan CHF ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 5

L. Toohey replaced K. Coghlan at three-quarter-time.
P. Cash replaced P. O'Brien 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 50s

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Jock McCorkell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 B. Kann 26 D. Gent 10 J. Kennedy (c)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



12 A. Hughes 13 M. Jose 27 R. Simmonds













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



18 P. Kanis 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 32 I. Egerton 5 P. Cash
HALF-FORWARD 17 N. Voigt 36 L. Toohey
15 P. O'Brien 24 A. Woodley 2 G. Arthur 6 K. Coghlan











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



23 J. Peck 20 C. Thompson 21 R. Yeoman













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale