1958 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1958 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1958 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: A. Hughes, D. Gent, N. Voigt
Half-back: R. Simmonds, G. Howells, I. Hinks
Centre: B. Edwards, J. Dineen, B. Falconer
Half-forward: G. Arthur, J. Peck, P. O'Brien
Forward: J. Fisher, G. Young, A. Woodley
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), M. Young, C. Youren
Sub.: L. Kaine, R. Yeoman

Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated Hawthorn (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2), A. Webb (2), B. Dixon, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge
Hawthorn: P. O'Brien (2), J. Peck (2), G. Young (2), B. Falconer, N. Voigt, M. Young

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 3 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 38,906

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.10.76 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 4 9 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Hawthorn 1 . 5 6 . 8 8 . 8 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin MELB by 11 HWTH by 4 MELB by 6 MELB by 8 MELB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: John Beckwith (Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 2 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (vc) ? ? 2 ?
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
1 Fenton-Smith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 1 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 2 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Wilson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
29 Dineen, John C ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan WL ? 0 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WR ? 1 ?
5 Fisher, John FPL↓ ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
11 Hinks, Ian HBFR ? 0 ?
25 Howells, Geoff CHB ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les SUB ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil HFFR ? 2 ?
23 Peck, John CHF ? 2 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel BPR ? 1 ?
24 Woodley, Allan FPR ? 0 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry FF ? 2 ?
8 Young, Maurie RR ? 1 ?
30 Youren, Colin RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 14

R. Yeoman replaced J. Fisher during the fourth quarter.

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

Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 A. Hughes 26 D. Gent 17 N. Voigt













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



27 R. Simmonds 25 G. Howells 11 I. Hinks













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 B. Edwards 29 J. Dineen 36 B. Falconer









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Kennedy (c) 1 L. Kaine
HALF-FORWARD 8 M. Young 21 R. Yeoman
2 G. Arthur 23 J. Peck 15 P. O'Brien 30 C. Youren











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



5 J. Fisher 31 G. Young 24 A. Woodley













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale