1955 VFL 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 12 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Gunn (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, D. Star, J. Woolley
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, G. Bow, C. Brown, K. Cameron, M. Goggin, H. Hawking, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise
South Melbourne (13.10.88) were defeated by Geelong (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), D. Keyter (2), E. Lane (2), I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, F. Primmer
Geelong: N. Trezise (5), N. Rayson (4), P. Pianto (3), C. Brown, J. McMahon, M. Sutcliffe
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
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 | |||