1955 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1955 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, N. Baker, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, K. Melville, S. Spencer, F. Webster, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), I. Baumgartner, K. Beardsley, F. Flanagan, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, H. Hawking, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Melbourne (16.15.111) defeated Geelong (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (7), F. Adams (2), B. Johnson (2), R. Barassi, T. Bull, C. Laidlaw, S. Spencer, F. Webster
Geelong: P. Pianto (3), B. Davis (2), N. Rayson (2), N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,263
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 49 | MELB by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Boundary Umpire:
D. Fitzgerald
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Baker, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||