1955 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round one of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bill Gunn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Geelong (15.14.104) defeated South Melbourne (9.12.66).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,976
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.14.104 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 59 | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Vance, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||