1957 VFL Semi Final 1: Hawthorn v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1957 between Hawthorn and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1957 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Carlton at MCG.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
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:
P. O'Brien, J. Peck, G. Arthur
Forward:
L. Kaine, G. Young, R. Cabble
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
N. Voigt, R. Yeoman
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, R. O'Dwyer, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, A. White, D. Zeunert
Hawthorn (10.11.71) defeated Carlton (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: R. Cabble (3), G. Arthur (2), R. Simmonds (2), M. Young (2), B. Falconer
Carlton: L. Brereton (2), D. Beasy, G. Burke, K. Hands, D. Nicholls
As a result of this match, Hawthorn faced Melbourne in the preliminary final and Carlton were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Carlton
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1957
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
69,455
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | HWTH by 31 | HWTH by 29 | HWTH by 28 | HWTH by 23 | HWTH by 23 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Howells, Geoff | CHB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO↓ | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
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| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
N. Voigt replaced G. Howells.
R. Yeoman replaced R. Simmonds during the fourth quarter.
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
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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