1955 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1955 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1955 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, M. Goggin, H. Herbert, J. McMahon, J. O'Neill, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Worner
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, I. Baumgartner, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, G. Case, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Geelong (10.11.71) defeated Melbourne (6.16.52).
Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Bullen (2), B. Davis (2), J. O'Neill (2), N. Rayson (2), K. Beardsley, R. Renfrey
Melbourne: I. Ridley (3), B. Johnson, L. Mithen, A. Webb
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
26,755
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Margin | MELB by 27 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 10 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||