1956 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1956 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 14 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Roy Simmonds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), L. Borrack, G. Bow, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, B. Ryan, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, I. Hinks, C. Thompson
Half-back:
R. Simmonds (capt.), D. Gent, N. Maginness
Centre:
B. Falconer, J. O'Mahoney, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, G. Howells, G. Arthur
Forward:
J. Cooper, J. Peck, I. Pearson
Follower:
A. Woodley, L. Kaine, R. Yeoman
Sub.:
G. Barton, B. Waters
Geelong (12.13.85) defeated Hawthorn (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), N. Trezise (2), G. Bow, B. Davis, B. Ferrari, J. O'Connell, P. Pianto
Hawthorn: J. Peck (5), J. Cooper (2), L. Kaine, I. Pearson, R. Yeoman
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
13,373
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | HWTH by 11 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 11 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Roy Simmonds
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, George | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | CHB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hinks, Ian | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Pearson, Ian | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Waters, Bryan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
B. Waters replaced D. Gent during the second 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
| Geelong | Coach: Reg Hickey | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | B. Kann | 11 | I. Hinks | 20 | C. Thompson |
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| 27 | R. Simmonds (c) | 26 | D. Gent | 35 | N. Maginness |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 29 | B. Edwards |
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| 15 | P. O'Brien | 25 | G. Howells | 2 | G. Arthur | 21 | R. Yeoman |
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| 5 | J. Cooper | 23 | J. Peck | 30 | I. Pearson |
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