1955 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1955 between Geelong and Carlton during round 7 of the 1955 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park.
Bill Milroy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Geelong
K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Carlton
B. Milroy (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, J. Brown, B. Crowe, J. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, J. James, G. Kerr, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Molony, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Geelong (12.12.84) defeated Carlton (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (6), R. Renfrey (2), M. Sutcliffe (2), N. Trezise (2)
Carlton: N. O'Brien (4), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, J. Ellis, B. Moran, K. Warburton
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,088
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | CARL by 2 | GEEL by 6 | CARL by 1 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bill Milroy
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ellis, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||