1955 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1955 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 4 of the 1955 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), R. Carr, J. Chapman, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, G. Bow, C. Brown, 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, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Fitzroy (10.13.73) were defeated by Geelong (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (5), D. Furness, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, R. Vernon
Geelong: F. Flanagan (3), J. O'Connell (3), P. Pianto (2), K. Beardsley, B. Davis, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | FITZ by 9 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||