1957 VFL Round 16: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1957 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 16 of the 1957 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back: B. Kann, G. Howells, L. Crane
Centre: B. Edwards, N. Maginness, B. Falconer
Half-forward: G. Arthur, B. Shelton, P. O'Brien
Forward: L. Kaine, G. Young, R. Cabble
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, R. Simmonds
Sub.: I. Hinks, R. Yeoman

Geelong
P. Barran, L. Borrack, R. Bullen, A. Byron, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, M. Hetherington, J. Laird, D. Long, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, N. Rayson, C. Rice, B. Ryan, B. Smith, N. Trezise, R. West, G. Williams, F. Wooller

Hawthorn (14.19.103) defeated Geelong (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: G. Young (4), R. Cabble (2), P. O'Brien (2), B. Shelton (2), R. Simmonds (2), L. Crane, L. Kaine
Geelong: C. Rice (2), R. Bullen, H. Herbert, N. Rayson, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 August 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 12,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Geelong
Score: 14.19.103 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 6 7 . 13 9 . 15 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Geelong 2 . 1 5 . 2 7 . 6 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin HWTH by 11 HWTH by 23 HWTH by 21 HWTH by 48 HWTH by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL↓ ? 0 ?
6 Cabble, Ron FPR ? 2 ?
14 Crane, Len HBFR ? 1 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WL ? 0 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WR ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
11 Hinks, Ian SUB↑ ? 0 ?
25 Howells, Geoff CHB ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FPL↓ ? 1 ?
22 Kann, Brian HBFL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 0 ?
35 Maginness, Norm C ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFR ? 2 ?
40 Shelton, Bill CHF ? 2 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 2 ?
24 Woodley, Allan BPR ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 4 ?
8 Young, Maurie RR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 19

I. Hinks replaced L. Kaine during the fourth quarter.
R. Yeoman replaced G. Arthur during the fourth quarter.

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Barran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
29 Bullen, Roger ? ? 1 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 1 ?
40 Hetherington, Max ? ? 0 ?
30 Laird, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 2 ?
38 Ryan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
16 West, Rod ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 7

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) 11 I. Hinks
6 R. Cabble 31 G. Young 1 L. Kaine 8 M. Young 21 R. Yeoman
FORWARD 27 R. Simmonds

HALF-BACK













15 P. O'Brien 40 B. Shelton 2 G. Arthur



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













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



HALF-FORWARD













14 L. Crane 25 G. Howells 22 B. Kann



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













24 A. Woodley 26 D. Gent 12 A. Hughes



BACK



Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey