1957 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1957 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 17 of the 1957 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Essendon at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Geoff Leek captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, D. Gent, A. Woodley
Half-back:
L. Crane, G. Howells, B. Kann
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.:
N. Voigt, R. Yeoman
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Clarke, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, K. Green, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner
Hawthorn (13.7.85) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: P. O'Brien (6), G. Young (2), G. Arthur, R. Cabble, L. Kaine, B. Shelton, M. Young
Essendon: B. Gluyas (4), J. Birt (2), G. Leek (2), J. Heenan
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
31,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | HWTH by 17 | HWTH by 7 | HWTH by 18 | HWTH by 21 | HWTH by 21 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel,
E:
S. Trimble
Umpire Replacement:
S. Trimble replaced H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFR | ? | 6 | ? |
| 40 | Shelton, Bill | CHF↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | |||
N. Voigt replaced B. Shelton during the fourth quarter.
R. Yeoman replaced B. Kann during the fourth quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Gluyas, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 37 | Green, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
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
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