1957 VFL Round 7: Hawthorn v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1957 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 7 of the 1957 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Harvey Stevens captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, D. Gent, N. Voigt
Half-back: R. Simmonds, J. Peck, L. Crane
Centre: B. Falconer, N. Maginness, B. Edwards
Half-forward: P. O'Brien, G. Howells, G. Arthur
Forward: A. Woodley, T. Ingersoll, R. Yeoman
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, C. Collard
Sub.: F. Considine, M. Jose

Footscray
H. Stevens (capt.), P. Box, J. Collins, B. Costello, M. Cross, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, P. Fitzgerald, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, R. Stockman

Hawthorn (11.11.77) defeated Footscray (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: T. Ingersoll (4), R. Yeoman (2), G. Arthur, B. Falconer, J. Kennedy, P. O'Brien, M. Young
Footscray: J. Collins (3), R. Duffy (2), B. Costello, J. O'Halloran

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Hawthorn v Footscray
Date: Saturday 1 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Footscray
Score: 11.11.77 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 3 3 . 7 8 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Footscray 2 . 0 3 . 3 4 . 3 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin FOOT by 3 HWTH by 4 HWTH by 31 HWTH by 27 HWTH by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Harvey Stevens (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Flanagan

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFR ? 1 ?
4 Collard, Cyril RO ? 0 ?
7 Considine, Frank 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 ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
20 Ingersoll, Terry FF ? 4 ?
13 Jose, Max SUB ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 1 ?
35 Maginness, Norm C ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFL ? 1 ?
23 Peck, John CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel BPR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan FPL ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray FPR ? 2 ?
8 Young, Maurie RR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 11

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Box, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 3 ?
16 Costello, Bill ? ? 1 ?
8 Cross, Max ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 2 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
41 Fitzgerald, Pat ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
14 Henriksen, Ron ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 1 ?
35 Payne, Kelvin ? ? 0 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
32 Stevens, Harvey (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 8

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

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






10 J. Kennedy (c) 7 F. Considine
21 R. Yeoman 20 T. Ingersoll 24 A. Woodley 8 M. Young 13 M. Jose
FORWARD 4 C. Collard

HALF-BACK













2 G. Arthur 25 G. Howells 15 P. O'Brien



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













9 B. Edwards 35 N. Maginness 36 B. Falconer FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













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



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













17 N. Voigt 26 D. Gent 12 A. Hughes



BACK



Footscray Coach: Charlie Sutton