1957 VFL 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 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at 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
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
L. Crane, G. Howells, B. Kann
Centre:
B. Falconer, N. Maginness, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, J. Peck, G. Arthur
Forward:
L. Kaine, G. Young, R. Cabble
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
N. Voigt, R. Yeoman
Melbourne (22.12.144) defeated Hawthorn (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), B. Johnson (3), G. Tunbridge (3), A. Webb (3), R. Barassi (2), G. Case (2), T. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), I. McLean, D. Williams
Hawthorn: J. Peck (4), G. Young (2), G. Arthur, R. Cabble, B. Falconer, P. O'Brien, R. Simmonds
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Essendon in the grand final and Hawthorn were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||