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Venue: Princes Park

Date: Saturday April 20, 1957

Result: Lose by 36 points

Umpire: Nunn

Crowd: 24,321

Goalkickers: L.Brereton 3, B.Crowe 3, K.Hands 2, G.Donaldson 1, D.Nicholls 1.

Reports:

Injuries: L.Brereton (cramp) replaced by J.Mills, J.Sullivan (cramp) replaced by L.Berner, J.Chick (cut eye)

Game Review

The Hawks jumped the Blues by 7 goals to 1 in the first quarter in what was basically the margin at the end of the game. As such, 1957 began on a disappointing note but a key big man of the future would be blooded with the debut of Club Legend John Nicholls.

Team

B:	15 Bruce Comben	25 George Ferry	2 John Nicholls
HB:	27 Colin Holt	3 Peter Webster	10 John James
C:	28 Graham Gilchrist	12 Don Nicholls	23 John Chick
HF:	11 Laurie Kerr (vc)	22 Denis Strauch	30 Jack Sullivan
F:	13 Graham Donaldson	14 Bob Crowe	6 Leo Brereton
Ruck:	1 Ken Hands (c)	16 Kevin Clarke	17 Doug Beasy
Res:	20 Leon Berner	9 Jack Mills
Coach:	Jim Francis

Milestones

Debuts: John Nicholls, Leo Brereton and Denis Strauch

Age April 22

1957 | Round 2

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