1957 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 116.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur, Graham | #2 | 15 | 12 | R01-09, R12, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Cabble, Ron | #6 | 5 | 7 | R16-18, SF, PF |
| Carter, Len | #34 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Collard, Cyril | #4 | 11 | 3 | R01, R03-11, R15 |
| Considine, Frank | #7 | 7 | 0 | R04-07, R09-10, R14 |
| Cooper, John | #5 | 4 | 3 | R01-04 |
| Crane, Len | #14 | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Dupuy, Geoff | #38 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Edwards, Brendan | #9 | 19 | 3 | R01-17, SF, PF |
| Egerton, Ian | #32 | 7 | 0 | R06, R08-12, R15 |
| Falconer, Brian | #36 | 20 | 6 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Fisher, John | #5 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Gent, Don | #26 | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, PF |
| Hinks, Ian | #11 | 4 | 2 | R14-16, R18 |
| Howells, Geoff | #25 | 19 | 9 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF |
| Hughes, Alf | #12 | 18 | 0 | R01-09, R12-18, SF, PF |
| Ingersoll, Terry | #20 | 14 | 33 | R01-13, R18 |
| Jose, Max | #13 | 4 | 0 | R07, R10-12 |
| Kaine, Les | #1 | 14 | 15 | R01-05, R11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Kann, Brian | #22 | 13 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R10-17, SF, PF |
| Kennedy, John | #10 | 20 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Maginness, Norm | #35 | 15 | 0 | R06-18, SF, PF |
| Metcalfe, Barry | #18 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Northcote, Kevin | #19 | 3 | 1 | R11-13 |
| O'Brien, Phil | #15 | 20 | 21 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| O'Mahoney, John | #3 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Peck, John | #23 | 16 | 9 | R01-13, R18, SF, PF |
| Ritchie, Dave | #39 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Shelton, Bill | #40 | 6 | 4 | R13-18 |
| Simmonds, Roy | #27 | 20 | 10 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Voigt, Noel | #17 | 12 | 0 | R02-03, R05-10, R14, R17, SF, PF |
| Waters, Bryan | #33 | 2 | 1 | R03, R10 |
| Woodley, Allan | #24 | 20 | 12 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Yeoman, Ray | #21 | 19 | 12 | R02-18, SF, PF |
| Young, Garry | #31 | 7 | 16 | R13-17, SF, PF |
| Young, Maurie | #8 | 20 | 17 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Jack | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF |
| Kennedy, John | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R11 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Alf Hughes | Don Gent | Allan Woodley |
| Half-Back: | Roy Simmonds | John Peck | Len Crane |
| Centre: | Brendan Edwards | Norm Maginness | Brian Falconer |
| Half-Forward: | Graham Arthur | Geoff Howells | Phil O'Brien |
| Forward: | Les Kaine | Terry Ingersoll | Ray Yeoman |
| Follower: | John Kennedy | Maurie Young | Cyril Collard |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 20 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1957 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 36 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 19 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 18 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 8 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 27 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 21 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 17/06/1957 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 48 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 16 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 19 | John Kennedy | John Kennedy |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 3 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 21 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 7 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 48 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 21 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 31/08/1957 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 23 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 14/09/1957 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 68 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |