1955 VFL Season Round 12: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1955 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round twelve of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
South Melbourne (13.10.88) were defeated by Geelong (15.9.99).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
13.10.88 - 15.9.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||