1956 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1956 between Carlton and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1956 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Hawthorn at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, K. Hamilton, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
G. Barton, M. Jose, R. Simmonds
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, R. Horrocks
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, C. Thompson, J. Cooper
Forward:
G. Hancock, G. Young, B. Elsworth
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
L. Kaine, R. Yeoman
Carlton (10.13.73) defeated Hawthorn (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Crowe (5), K. Hamilton (2), J. Chick, G. Donaldson, K. Hands
Hawthorn: B. Elsworth (2), G. Arthur, K. Coghlan, L. Kaine
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
33,557
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | CARL by 13 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 32 | CARL by 34 | CARL by 34 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hamilton, Kevan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Elsworth, Bill | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hancock, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Horrocks, Rod | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
L. Kaine replaced D. Gent.
R. Yeoman replaced K. Coghlan 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 | 24 | A. Woodley |
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| 9 | G. Barton | 13 | M. Jose | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 37 | R. Horrocks |
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 5 | J. Cooper | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 34 | G. Hancock | 31 | G. Young | 19 | B. Elsworth |
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