1956 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Wally Donald captained the hosts with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
Roy Simmonds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, R. Dixon, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, I. Hinks, C. Thompson
Half-back:
N. Maginness, D. Gent, R. Simmonds (capt.)
Centre:
B. Falconer, J. O'Mahoney, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
L. Wilkinson, G. Howells, P. O'Brien
Forward:
G. Hancock, J. Peck, R. Yeoman
Follower:
A. Woodley, J. Cooper, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
G. Barton, B. Elsworth
Footscray (15.13.103) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Cross (5), J. Collins (4), D. Ross (2), H. Stevens (2), A. Gardiner, J. Kerr
Hawthorn: J. Peck (3), G. Hancock (2), K. Coghlan, J. Cooper, R. Simmonds, R. Yeoman
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,492
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 43 | FOOT by 43 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Roy Simmonds
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Collins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, George | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | RR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Elsworth, Bill | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hancock, George | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hinks, Ian | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy (c) | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
G. Barton replaced J. Cooper at three-quarter-time.
B. Elsworth replaced B. Falconer during the fourth 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
| Footscray | Coach: Charlie Sutton | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | B. Kann | 11 | I. Hinks | 20 | C. Thompson |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 26 | D. Gent | 27 | R. Simmonds (c) |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 29 | B. Edwards |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 25 | G. Howells | 15 | P. O'Brien | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 34 | G. Hancock | 23 | J. Peck | 21 | R. Yeoman |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||