1956 VFL Season 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 four of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (6.17.53) were defeated by Hawthorn (8.11.59).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Ian GillettCoach: Herbie Matthews
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| South Melbourne | Coach: Herbie Matthews | ||||||||||||||
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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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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 28 | M. Considine | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 1 | L. Kaine | 30 | I. Pearson | |||||||||||
| 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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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||