1957 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 12th (W-D-L: 5-1-12, P%: 88.2%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 41
Brownlow Leader(s): Peter Pianto (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Fred Wooller (56)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Bob Davis

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bob Davis

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Barran, Peter #33 5 R08-R10, R16-R17 0
Bartle, Bruce #7 4 R05-R07, R10 0
Barton, Colin #9 7 R03, R07-R08, R10-R13 0
Borrack, Les #14 12 R01, R08-R18 2
Bourke, Martin #34 2 R05, R13 0
Brown, Clive #32 16 R02-R15, R17-R18 1
Bullen, Roger #29 6 R13-R18 6
Byron, Alan #19 9 R05-R09, R11-R12, R15-R16 0
Crowe, Bernie #25 9 R04-R06, R08-R10, R12, R14, R18 3
Davis, Bob #4 16 R01-R15, R18 5
Ferrari, Bruce #18 14 R01-R11, R14, R17-R18 11
Fisher, Reg #8 1 R06 0
Gazzard, Bob #23 12 R01-R07, R09-R11, R15-R16 1
Goggin, Matt #1 10 R01-R04, R06-R07, R11-R13, R18 1
Harrip, Ray #22 4 R01-R04 0
Haygarth, John #10 18 R01-R18 0
Helmer, John #36 7 R05, R08-R11, R17-R18 7
Herbert, Harry #24 9 R01-R02, R05-R06, R13-R17 5
Hetherington, Max #40 9 R08, R10, R12-R18 1
Hovey, Ron #12 7 R01-R05, R10, R13 0
James, Bill #13 3 R03-R04, R08 1
Laird, John #30 3 R14-R16 0
Le Deux, Fred #22 7 R11-R15, R17-R18 0
Long, Doug #5 17 R01-R16, R18 14
Nicholls, Eric #2 4 R14-R17 0
O'Connell, John #20 12 R01-R04, R07, R09-R12, R14, R16-R17 10
O'Halloran, Ian #2 3 R01-R03 0
O'Neill, John #17 13 R01-R13 2
Pianto, Peter #6 15 R01-R09, R12-R15, R17-R18 23
Rayson, Noel #27 8 R04-R05, R07, R11-R12, R16-R18 15
Rice, Colin #15 11 R07-R13, R15-R18 9
Ryan, Bernie #38 5 R01, R06-R07, R09, R16 3
Sharp, Norm #26 3 R02-R04 0
Smith, Bernie #11 18 R01-R18 0
Smith, Ron #37 2 R17-R18 1
Trezise, Neil #28 18 R01-R18 17
West, Rod #16 3 R14-R16 0
Williams, Geoff #21 17 R01-R07, R09-R18 1
Wiltshire, Bob #22 2 R01-R02 0
Wooller, Fred #3 15 R01-R09, R13-R18 56
Worland, John #39 4 R06, R08, R11-R12 0

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 18 5 -1- 12 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1957 Round 1 Footscray HOME DRAW drawn Reg Hickey Bob Davis
27/04/1957 Round 2 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 6 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
04/05/1957 Round 3 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 10 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
11/05/1957 Round 4 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 13 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
18/05/1957 Round 5 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 27 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
25/05/1957 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 10 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
01/06/1957 Round 7 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 14 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
08/06/1957 Round 8 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 36 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
17/06/1957 Round 9 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 60 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
22/06/1957 Round 10 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 2 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
29/06/1957 Round 11 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 23 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
06/07/1957 Round 12 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 1 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
13/07/1957 Round 13 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 26 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
27/07/1957 Round 14 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 48 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
03/08/1957 Round 15 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 42 Reg Hickey Bob Davis
10/08/1957 Round 16 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 48 Reg Hickey unknown
17/08/1957 Round 17 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 15 Reg Hickey unknown
24/08/1957 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 24 Reg Hickey Bob Davis