1956 VFL Season Round 11: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1956 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round eleven of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn (5.12.42) were defeated by Melbourne (11.14.80).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
15,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | HWTH by 15 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 38 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Melbourne
Captain: Noel McMahenCoach: Norm Smith
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Edwards, Brendan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 12 | |||
M. Young replaced J. Kennedy.
J. Cooper replaced A. Woodley during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
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
| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 | P. Kanis | 31 | G. Young | 17 | N. Voigt | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 8 | M. Young | ||||||
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| 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 20 | C. Thompson | 2 | G. Arthur |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 13 | M. Jose | 9 | G. Barton |
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| 24 | A. Woodley | 26 | D. Gent | 22 | B. Kann |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||