1955 VFL 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 9 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, M. Grambeau, B. Johnson, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, T. McLean, K. McMahon, N. Neeson, B. O'Halloran, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, M. Goggin, 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
North Melbourne (12.9.81) were defeated by Geelong (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (6), G. Eastmure (2), J. O'Halloran (2), G. English, B. O'Halloran
Geelong: N. Rayson (8), J. O'Connell (3), N. Sharp, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||