1955 VFL Season Round 9: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1955 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round nine of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Vic Lawrence captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
North Melbourne (12.9.81) were defeated by Geelong (13.17.95).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 13 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
12.9.81 - 13.17.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Neeson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Halloran, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Reddick, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||