1955 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
A. Hughes, C. Philp, P. Kanis
Centre:
P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
R. Simmonds, C. Thompson, G. Arthur
Forward:
I. Egerton, N. Voigt, R. Yeoman
Follower:
J. Peck, J. Kennedy (capt.), K. Coghlan
Sub.:
P. Cash, M. Jose
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Christie, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Hawthorn (12.13.85) were defeated by Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: C. Thompson (3), G. Arthur (2), K. Coghlan (2), R. Yeoman (2), I. Egerton, P. O'Brien, R. Simmonds
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), A. Webb (3), R. Barassi (2), B. McKenzie (2), I. Ridley (2), I. McLean
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
V. Cardwell
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 | ? |
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| 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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