1957 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1957 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at 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
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
B. Kann, G. Howells, L. Crane
Centre:
B. Falconer, N. Maginness, B. Edwards
Half-forward:
C. Collard, B. Shelton, P. O'Brien
Forward:
L. Kaine, G. Young, I. Hinks
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
I. Egerton, R. Yeoman
Melbourne (8.18.66) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (3), G. Tunbridge (2), F. Adams, B. Johnson, I. McLean
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (2), R. Simmonds (2), G. Young (2), M. Young (2), P. O'Brien, A. Woodley
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||||||||||
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| 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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