1957 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1957 between Carlton and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1957 VFL season. Carlton hosted Hawthorn at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, L. Brereton, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back: R. Simmonds, J. Peck, L. Crane
Centre: B. Edwards, J. O'Mahoney, B. Falconer
Half-forward: G. Arthur, G. Howells, P. O'Brien
Forward: L. Kaine, T. Ingersoll, J. Cooper
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), L. Carter, C. Collard
Sub.: B. Metcalfe, M. Young

Carlton (10.6.66) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.12.102).

Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (3), B. Crowe (3), K. Hands (2), G. Donaldson, D. Nicholls
Hawthorn: T. Ingersoll (5), J. Cooper (3), L. Kaine (2), P. O'Brien (2), C. Collard, B. Edwards, J. Kennedy

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 20 April 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 24,321

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Hawthorn
Score: 10.6.66 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 3 4 . 5 10 . 6 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Hawthorn 7 . 4 8 . 8 11 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin HWTH by 37 HWTH by 27 HWTH by 9 HWTH by 36 HWTH by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Francis (Carlton), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ken Hands (Carlton), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn
Goal Umpire: W. Ludlow

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
20 Berner, Leon ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 3 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 3 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 1 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 2 ?
27 Holt, Colin ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 1 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Strauch, Denis ? ? 0 ?
30 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 6

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
34 Carter, Len RR ? 0 ?
4 Collard, Cyril RO ? 1 ?
5 Cooper, John FPR ? 3 ?
14 Crane, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WL ? 1 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WR ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
25 Howells, Geoff CHF ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
20 Ingersoll, Terry FF ? 5 ?
1 Kaine, Les FPL ? 2 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 1 ?
18 Metcalfe, Barry SUB ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFR ? 2 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan BPR ? 0 ?
8 Young, Maurie SUB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 12

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: Jim Francis
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 A. Hughes 26 D. Gent 24 A. Woodley













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



27 R. Simmonds 23 J. Peck 14 L. Crane













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 B. Edwards 3 J. O'Mahoney 36 B. Falconer









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy (c) 18 B. Metcalfe
HALF-FORWARD 34 L. Carter 8 M. Young
2 G. Arthur 25 G. Howells 15 P. O'Brien 4 C. Collard











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



1 L. Kaine 20 T. Ingersoll 5 J. Cooper













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale