1955 VFL Round 18: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1955 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 18 of the 1955 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
A. Hughes, C. Philp, L. Crane
Centre:
P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
R. Simmonds, C. Thompson, G. Arthur
Forward:
I. Egerton, P. Cash, R. Yeoman
Follower:
J. Peck, J. Kennedy (capt.), K. Coghlan
Sub.:
P. Kanis, I. McCann
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, K. Chapman, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Hawthorn (7.8.50) were defeated by Essendon (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (2), P. Cash, K. Coghlan, P. O'Brien, J. Peck, C. Thompson
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), M. Pascoe (3), K. Peucker (3), J. Gill (2), G. Sewell
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
24,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | HWTH by 5 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McCann, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
I. McCann replaced A. Hughes during the third quarter.
P. Kanis replaced C. Thompson during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Chapman, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
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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