1956 VFL Season Round 7: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round seven of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Hawthorn (8.10.58) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.13.67).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | HWTH by 7 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 9 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Fitzroy
Captain: Bill StephenCoach: Bill Stephen
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | HFFL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Douglas, Don | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hancock, George | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Horrocks, Rod | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
F. Considine replaced J. Cooper during the fourth quarter.
D. Douglas replaced L. Kaine during the fourth quarter.
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 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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| 21 | R. Yeoman | 23 | J. Peck | 34 | G. Hancock | 1 | L. Kaine | 38 | D. Douglas | ||||||
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 5 | J. Cooper |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 37 | R. Horrocks | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 13 | M. Jose | 9 | G. Barton |
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| 24 | A. Woodley | 26 | D. Gent | 22 | B. Kann |
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