1955 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 6 of the 1955 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Allan, D. Bland, A. Callow, B. Gilmore, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Jeans, S. Lennie, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, A. Mennie, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, J. Nelson, B. Phillips, J. Reeves, N. Roberts, R. Shields

Geelong
C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, 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. Umbers, G. Williams

St Kilda (4.5.29) were defeated by Geelong (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: D. Bland (2), J. McDonald (2)
Geelong: P. Pianto (2), N. Rayson (2), R. Renfrey, N. Trezise

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 May 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Geelong
Score: 4.5.29 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 0 . 1 2 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Geelong 2 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 7 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin GEEL by 14 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 4 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Les Foote (St Kilda), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Les Foote (St Kilda), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Allan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 2 ?
6 Callow, Allan ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
3 Houston, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Lennie, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 2 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
39 Mennie, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Milnes, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
16 Nelson, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
28 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
34 Shields, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 5

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
34 Beardsley, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
16 Cameron, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 2 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 2 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
31 Sutcliffe, Max ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
19 Umbers, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

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