1957 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1957 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1957 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
R. Simmonds, J. Peck, L. Crane
Centre:
B. Falconer, F. Considine, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
P. O'Brien, G. Howells, G. Arthur
Forward:
R. Yeoman, T. Ingersoll, L. Kaine
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, C. Collard
Sub.:
J. Cooper, B. Kann
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, K. Carroll, G. Case, P. Cook, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, I. Thorogood, A. Webb, D. Williams
Hawthorn (6.15.51) defeated Melbourne (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Howells (2), M. Young (2), B. Falconer, T. Ingersoll
Melbourne: D. Fenton-Smith (2), B. Johnson, A. Webb
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 3 | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 18 | HWTH by 18 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collard, Cyril | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ingersoll, Terry | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 9 | |||
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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