1957 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1957 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round fifteen of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the 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 (8.18.66) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.13.73).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,163
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | HWTH by 13 | MELB by 9 | HWTH by 8 | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 7 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: John BeckwithCoach: Norm Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Collard, Cyril | HFFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hinks, Ian | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Shelton, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
R. Yeoman replaced C. Collard during the third 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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| 22 | B. Kann | 25 | G. Howells | 14 | L. Crane |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 35 | N. Maginness | 9 | B. Edwards |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 32 | I. Egerton | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | M. Young | 21 | R. Yeoman | |||||||||||
| 4 | C. Collard | 40 | B. Shelton | 15 | P. O'Brien | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 1 | L. Kaine | 31 | G. Young | 11 | I. Hinks |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||