1956 VFL Round 3: Hawthorn v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1956 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 3 of the 1956 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, M. Young
Half-back:
R. Simmonds, N. Voigt, M. Considine
Centre:
F. Considine, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, C. Thompson, J. Cooper
Forward:
R. Yeoman, J. Peck, A. Woodley
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), L. Kaine, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
I. Egerton, I. Pearson
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Goldsmith, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Umbers, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Hawthorn (15.10.100) were defeated by Geelong (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (7), K. Coghlan (2), J. Peck (2), C. Thompson (2), J. Cooper, R. Yeoman
Geelong: B. Ferrari (3), J. O'Connell (3), P. Pianto (3), B. Davis (2), F. Wooller (2), N. Sharp, N. Trezise, G. Umbers
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR | ? | 7 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Pearson, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | |||
I. Egerton replaced M. Young during the fourth quarter.
I. Pearson replaced R. Yeoman during the fourth quarter.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Goldsmith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Umbers, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
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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