1956 VFL Round 9: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1956 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Bob Brooker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.

Hawthorn
Back: B. Kann, M. Jose, A. Woodley
Half-back: G. Barton, N. Maginness, R. Simmonds
Centre: L. Wilkinson, J. O'Mahoney, R. Horrocks
Half-forward: G. Arthur, C. Thompson, F. Considine
Forward: N. Voigt, G. Young, B. Elsworth
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, J. Cooper
Sub.: K. Coghlan, M. Considine

North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, J. Brady, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, J. Edwards, G. English, P. Hamilton, R. James, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, C. Marendaz, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar

Hawthorn (7.13.55) defeated North Melbourne (3.12.30).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Young (4), G. Arthur, B. Elsworth, J. O'Mahoney
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (2), B. Brooker

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 June 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. North Melbourne
Score: 7.13.55 - 3.12.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 4 4 . 5 6 . 10 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
North Melbourne 0 . 3 3 . 8 3 . 9 3 . 12 3 . 12 (30)
Margin HWTH by 13 HWTH by 3 HWTH by 19 HWTH by 25 HWTH by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Charlie Gaudion (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Bob Brooker (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Woolfe

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 1 ?
9 Barton, George HBFL ? 0 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin SUB↑ ? 0 ?
7 Considine, Frank HFFR ? 0 ?
28 Considine, Maurie SUB ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, John RO ? 0 ?
19 Elsworth, Bill FPR ? 1 ?
37 Horrocks, Rod WR ? 0 ?
13 Jose, Max FB ? 0 ?
22 Kann, Brian BPL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU↓ ? 0 ?
35 Maginness, Norm CHB ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 1 ?
23 Peck, John RR ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HBFR ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton CHF ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel FPL ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WL ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan BPR ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 13

K. Coghlan replaced J. Kennedy at three-quarter-time.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
18 Batchelor, Keith ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 2 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
3 James, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Macquire, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
1 Marendaz, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Reddick, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
15 Russell, James ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 12

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






10 J. Kennedy (c) 6 K. Coghlan
19 B. Elsworth 31 G. Young 17 N. Voigt 23 J. Peck 28 M. Considine
FORWARD 5 J. Cooper

HALF-BACK













7 F. Considine 20 C. Thompson 2 G. Arthur



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













37 R. Horrocks 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













27 R. Simmonds 35 N. Maginness 9 G. Barton



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













24 A. Woodley 13 M. Jose 22 B. Kann



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Charlie Gaudion