1956 VFL Season Round 18: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round eighteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Roy Simmonds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Fitzroy (9.16.70) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.17.77).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | level | FITZ by 20 | HWTH by 2 | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 7 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: unknownCoach: Bill Stephen
Hawthorn
Captain: Roy SimmondsCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Chivers, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, George | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hancock, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jose, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
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
| Fitzroy | Coach: Bill Stephen | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | B. Kann | 26 | D. Gent | 20 | C. Thompson |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 13 | M. Jose | 27 | R. Simmonds (c) |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 29 | B. Edwards |
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| CENTRE | 24 | A. Woodley | 9 | G. Barton | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Cooper | 1 | L. Kaine | |||||||||||
| 15 | P. O'Brien | 25 | G. Howells | 2 | G. Arthur | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 34 | G. Hancock | 23 | J. Peck | 21 | R. Yeoman |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||