1955 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1955 between Geelong and Essendon during round 10 of the 1955 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, K. Beardsley, G. Bow, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, I. Monks, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Geelong (10.5.65) defeated Essendon (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), K. Beardsley, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, P. Pianto, N. Trezise
Essendon: H. Mitchell (2), K. Peucker (2), R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
23,654
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | (65) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||