1956 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between Hawthorn and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1956 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Collingwood at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, J. Kennedy (capt.)
Half-back:
A. Hughes, N. Voigt, M. Considine
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
L. Kaine, J. Cooper, G. Arthur
Forward:
K. Coghlan, J. Peck, C. Thompson
Follower:
A. Woodley, I. Egerton, R. Yeoman
Sub.:
F. Considine, N. Maginness
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, B. Dorman, A. Gooch, B. Gray, B. Greve, J. Hickey, B. Jones, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, D. O'Bree, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Hawthorn (8.17.65) were defeated by Collingwood (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (4), K. Coghlan (3), A. Woodley
Collingwood: B. Jones (3), B. Gray (2), D. O'Bree (2), B. Serong (2), M. Twomey (2), M. Weideman (2), T. Merrett
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.17.65 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 32 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Edwards, Brendan | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 8 | 17 | |||
F. Considine replaced B. Edwards during the fourth quarter.
N. Maginness replaced A. Hughes during the fourth quarter.
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | O'Bree, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 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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