1955 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 94.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur, Graham | #2 | 18 | 26 | R01-18 |
| Boland, Brian | #1 | 6 | 0 | R06-10, R15 |
| Cash, Pat | #5 | 10 | 8 | R01-03, R12-18 |
| Coghlan, Kevin | #6 | 14 | 28 | R01-09, R14-18 |
| Collins, Bill | #39 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Considine, Frank | #7 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Considine, Maurie | #28 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Crane, Len | #14 | 16 | 0 | R01-15, R18 |
| Egerton, Ian | #32 | 17 | 2 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Elsworth, Bill | #19 | 4 | 1 | R11-14 |
| Fanning, Alan | #4 | 9 | 4 | R02-06, R10-13 |
| Gent, Don | #26 | 11 | 0 | R07-08, R10-18 |
| Harris, Jeff | #19 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Hinks, Ian | #11 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Horrocks, Rod | #29 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Howells, Geoff | #33 | 8 | 14 | R02-09 |
| Hoy, Ron | #37 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Hughes, Alf | #12 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Jewell, Alan | #9 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Jose, Max | #13 | 4 | 1 | R13-14, R16-17 |
| Kanis, Peter | #18 | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R10-13, R16-18 |
| Kann, Brian | #22 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Kennedy, John | #10 | 15 | 1 | R03-11, R13-18 |
| Maginness, Norm | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01, R09, R13 |
| McCann, Ian | #34 | 4 | 0 | R04-05, R09, R18 |
| O'Brien, Phil | #15 | 11 | 4 | R01-02, R06-09, R14-18 |
| O'Mahoney, John | #3 | 16 | 3 | R01, R04-18 |
| Peck, Graham | #25 | 5 | 2 | R01, R07-10 |
| Peck, John | #23 | 16 | 20 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Philp, Clive | #8 | 17 | 1 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Simmonds, Roy | #27 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Takle, Barry | #31 | 4 | 1 | R10-13 |
| Thompson, Clayton | #20 | 16 | 24 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Toohey, Leon | #36 | 2 | 0 | R11, R16 |
| Voigt, Noel | #17 | 8 | 10 | R01, R11-17 |
| White, Keith | #21 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Wilkinson, Lance | #16 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Woodley, Allan | #24 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Yeoman, Ray | #21 | 11 | 11 | R02-05, R12-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Jack | 18 | 8 | -0- | 10 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Alf Hughes | Ian Egerton | Len Crane |
| Half-Back: | Brian Kann | Clive Philp | Peter Kanis |
| Centre: | Lance Wilkinson | John O'Mahoney | Phil O'Brien |
| Half-Forward: | Graham Arthur | Geoff Howells | Allan Woodley |
| Forward: | Noel Voigt | Clayton Thompson | Ray Yeoman |
| Follower: | John Kennedy | John Peck | Kevin Coghlan |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 35 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 27 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 42 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 9 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 27 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 5 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 2 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 55 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 38 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 59 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 61 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 20 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 35 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 7 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |