1956 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, R. Carr, J. Chapman, D. Chivers, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, V. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, C. Thompson
Half-back:
N. Maginness, M. Jose, R. Simmonds (capt.)
Centre:
B. Falconer, J. O'Mahoney, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, G. Howells, G. Arthur
Forward:
G. Hancock, J. Peck, R. Yeoman
Follower:
A. Woodley, J. Cooper, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
G. Barton, L. Kaine
Fitzroy (9.16.70) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (2), W. Clark (2), J. MacGregor (2), O. Abrahams, M. Cunningham, T. Ongarello
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (4), J. Cooper (2), J. Peck (2), P. O'Brien, R. Yeoman
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Roy Simmonds
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
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
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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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| 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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