1956 VFL Season Round 15: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Roy Simmonds captained the hosts.
Ian Gillett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Hawthorn (10.18.78) drew with South Melbourne (12.6.78).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
drew with
South Melbourne
Score:
10.18.78 - 12.6.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | level | HWTH by 3 | SMLB by 2 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Roy SimmondsCoach: Jack Hale
South Melbourne
Captain: Ian GillettCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, George | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | FPL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hinks, Ian | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Northcote, Kevin | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Pearson, Ian | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy (c) | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
G. Barton replaced J. Cooper.
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Melesso, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | |||
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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| 30 | I. Pearson | 23 | J. Peck | 5 | J. Cooper | 1 | L. Kaine | 25 | K. Northcote | ||||||
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| 15 | P. O'Brien | 25 | G. Howells | 2 | G. Arthur |
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| 27 | R. Simmonds (c) | 35 | N. Maginness | 3 | J. O'Mahoney |
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| 20 | C. Thompson | 11 | I. Hinks | 22 | B. Kann |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: Herbie Matthews | ||||||||||||||