1956 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 6 of the 1956 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, I. Egerton
Half-back:
N. Maginness, M. Jose, R. Simmonds
Centre:
P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
J. Cooper, C. Thompson, G. Arthur
Forward:
A. Woodley, J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), L. Kaine, R. Yeoman
Sub.:
M. Considine, P. Kanis
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, R. Broadway, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Hawthorn (10.14.74) defeated Footscray (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (2), J. Peck (2), A. Woodley (2), G. Arthur, L. Kaine, P. O'Brien, R. Yeoman
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), M. Cross (2), J. Kerr (2), N. Dickson, R. Duffy, L. Ryan
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | HWTH by 12 | HWTH by 1 | FOOT by 3 | HWTH by 3 | HWTH by 3 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Broadway, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
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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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 13 | M. Jose | 35 | N. Maginness |
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