1955 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1955 between Geelong and Footscray during round 5 of the 1955 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Geelong (12.12.84) defeated Footscray (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, J. McMahon, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise
Footscray: R. Duffy (4), J. Kerr (2), P. Box, R. Harper, D. Reynolds, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
28,288
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||