1957 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Carlton at the 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 (10.11.71) defeated Carlton (6.12.48).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
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
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Carlton
Captain: Ken HandsCoach: Jim Francis
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
| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 | R. Cabble | 31 | G. Young | 1 | L. Kaine | 8 | M. Young | 21 | R. Yeoman | ||||||
| FORWARD | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 23 | J. Peck | 15 | P. O'Brien |
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| 14 | L. Crane | 25 | G. Howells | 22 | B. Kann |
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| 24 | A. Woodley | 26 | D. Gent | 12 | A. Hughes |
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| Carlton | Coach: Jim Francis | ||||||||||||||