1955 VFL 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 1 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Davis (capt.), I. Baumgartner, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, G. Bow, F. Flanagan, M. Goggin, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), B. Atkinson, D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, M. Logan, K. McCormack, D. Nelson, M. Sibun, D. Star, R. Taylor, C. Vance, J. Woolley
Geelong (15.14.104) defeated South Melbourne (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Flanagan (4), J. O'Connell (4), N. Rayson (2), N. Trezise (2), I. Baumgartner, L. Borrack, J. McMahon
South Melbourne: D. Keyter (3), M. Logan (2), R. Taylor (2), B. Gunn, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
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 | |||