1955 VFL Season Round 17: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round seventeen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn (12.13.85) were defeated by Melbourne (13.13.91).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | MELB by 32 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Melbourne
Captain: Noel McMahenCoach: Norm Smith
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FF↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
P. Cash replaced N. Voigt during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
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 | 17 | N. Voigt | 32 | I. Egerton | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 13 | M. Jose | ||||||
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 18 | P. Kanis | 8 | C. Philp | 12 | A. Hughes |
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| 24 | A. Woodley | 26 | D. Gent | 22 | B. Kann |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||