1956 VFL Round 7: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
G. Barton, M. Jose, R. Simmonds
Centre:
R. Horrocks, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
J. Cooper, C. Thompson, G. Arthur
Forward:
G. Hancock, J. Peck, R. Yeoman
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), L. Kaine, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
F. Considine, D. Douglas
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, R. Carr, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright
Hawthorn (8.10.58) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Hancock (2), G. Arthur, K. Coghlan, J. Cooper, J. Peck, C. Thompson, L. Wilkinson
Fitzroy: K. Darrigan (2), T. Ongarello (2), K. Wright (2), O. Abrahams, W. Clark, D. Furness
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | ? |
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| 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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