1956 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1956 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1956 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval.
Ian Gillett captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, J. Ferguson, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, C. Lane, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, I. Monks, M. Sibun, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan, M. Younger
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, M. Young
Half-back:
R. Simmonds, M. Jose, N. Maginness
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.:
M. Considine, I. Pearson
South Melbourne (6.17.53) were defeated by Hawthorn (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Monks (3), R. Clegg, J. Ferguson, D. Keyter
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (2), L. Kaine (2), G. Arthur, J. Cooper, J. O'Mahoney, J. Peck
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Hawthorn
Score:
6.17.53 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 2 | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 17 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Pearson, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
I. Pearson replaced R. Yeoman during the fourth quarter.
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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| 22 | B. Kann | 26 | D. Gent | 8 | M. Young |
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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 13 | M. Jose | 35 | N. Maginness |
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| 7 | F. Considine | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 5 | J. Cooper | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 21 | R. Yeoman | 23 | J. Peck | 24 | A. Woodley |
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