1957 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1957 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1957 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Bob Davis captained the hosts. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, M. Bourke, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, D. Long, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller

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.: B. Kann, N. Voigt

Geelong (9.10.64) defeated Hawthorn (3.19.37).

Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (4), D. Long (2), H. Herbert, P. Pianto, N. Rayson
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (3)

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 18 May 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 9.10.64 - 3.19.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 2 6 . 6 8 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Hawthorn 0 . 7 1 . 7 1 . 17 3 . 19 3 . 19 (37)
Margin GEEL by 1 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bartle, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
34 Bourke, Martin ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
25 Crowe, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 1 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 2 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFR ? 0 ?
4 Collard, Cyril RO↓ ? 0 ?
7 Considine, Frank C ? 0 ?
14 Crane, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WR ? 0 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WL ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
25 Howells, Geoff CHF ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
20 Ingersoll, Terry FF↓ ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FPR ? 3 ?
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 ?
17 Voigt, Noel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan BPR ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray FPL ? 0 ?
8 Young, Maurie RR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 19

B. Kann replaced C. Collard during the fourth quarter.
N. Voigt replaced T. Ingersoll 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
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



36 B. Falconer 7 F. Considine 9 B. Edwards









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy (c) 22 B. Kann
HALF-FORWARD 8 M. Young 17 N. Voigt
15 P. O'Brien 25 G. Howells 2 G. Arthur 4 C. Collard











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



21 R. Yeoman 20 T. Ingersoll 1 L. Kaine













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale