1957 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1957 between Melbourne and Hawthorn in the preliminary final of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne (22.12.144) defeated Hawthorn (11.10.76).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 14 September 1957
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
74,090
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 9 | 22 | . | 12 | 22 | . | 12 | (144) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: John BeckwithCoach: Norm Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | CHF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
N. Voigt replaced L. Kaine.
R. Yeoman replaced B. Kann 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
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 26 | D. Gent | 24 | A. Woodley |
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| 14 | L. Crane | 25 | G. Howells | 22 | B. Kann |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 35 | N. Maginness | 9 | B. Edwards |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 17 | N. Voigt | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | M. Young | 21 | R. Yeoman | |||||||||||
| 15 | P. O'Brien | 23 | J. Peck | 2 | G. Arthur | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 1 | L. Kaine | 31 | G. Young | 6 | R. Cabble |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||