1955 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1955 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, D. Atkinson, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Christie, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, F. Webster, D. Williams
Footscray (11.8.74) defeated Melbourne (9.19.73).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (7), A. Trusler (2), D. Bryden, J. Kerr
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), T. Bull, B. Dixon, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, F. Webster
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
32,735
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 10 | 2 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | FOOT by 16 | level | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||