1955 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1955 between Geelong and Richmond during round 3 of the 1955 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), I. Baumgartner, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, G. Bow, K. Cameron, F. Flanagan, M. Goggin, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, J. Gorwell, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Sawatzky, F. Slater, G. Spring, R. Wright
Geelong (15.13.103) defeated Richmond (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), L. Borrack (2), F. Flanagan (2), J. O'Connell (2), N. Trezise (2), B. Davis, R. Renfrey
Richmond: R. Wright (3), R. Branton (2), J. Claxton, A. Cooke, T. Hafey, R. Poulter
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
19,565
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gorwell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sawatzky, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||