1956 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1956 between Collingwood and Hawthorn during round 12 of the 1956 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Hawthorn at Victoria Park. Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain. Roy Simmonds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman

Hawthorn
Back: B. Kann, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back: N. Maginness, M. Jose, R. Simmonds (capt.)
Centre: B. Edwards, J. O'Mahoney, B. Falconer
Half-forward: G. Arthur, C. Thompson, B. Waters
Forward: N. Voigt, L. Kaine, K. Northcote
Follower: M. Young, J. Peck, R. Yeoman
Sub.: B. Elsworth, A. Hughes

Collingwood (11.18.84) defeated Hawthorn (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Serong (3), N. Mann (2), M. Weideman (2), K. Hedt, B. Jones, F. Tuck, M. Twomey
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (4), N. Voigt (2), A. Woodley, R. Yeoman

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Collingwood v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 7 July 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 17,150

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.18.84 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 6 4 . 11 7 . 16 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 2 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin HWTH by 2 COLL by 18 COLL by 27 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Neil Mann (Collingwood), Roy Simmonds (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Jack Hamilton (Collingwood), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Davidson, Max ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
18 Hedt, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
1 Mann, Neil (c) ? ? 2 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 3 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 1 ?
36 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
29 Edwards, Brendan WL ? 0 ?
19 Elsworth, Bill SUB ? 0 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WR ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf SUB ? 0 ?
13 Jose, Max CHB ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FF ? 4 ?
22 Kann, Brian BPL ? 0 ?
35 Maginness, Norm HBFL ? 0 ?
25 Northcote, Kevin FPR ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RR ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton CHF ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel FPL ? 2 ?
33 Waters, Bryan HFFR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan BPR ? 1 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray RO ? 1 ?
8 Young, Maurie RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 10

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

Collingwood Coach: Phonse Kyne
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 B. Kann 26 D. Gent 24 A. Woodley













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



35 N. Maginness 13 M. Jose 27 R. Simmonds (c)













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



29 B. Edwards 3 J. O'Mahoney 36 B. Falconer









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 8 M. Young 19 B. Elsworth
HALF-FORWARD 23 J. Peck 12 A. Hughes
2 G. Arthur 20 C. Thompson 33 B. Waters 21 R. Yeoman











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



17 N. Voigt 1 L. Kaine 25 K. Northcote













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale