1955 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1955 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1955 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, G. Bow, C. Brown, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, M. Goggin, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Neill, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, A. Bench, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Geelong (12.14.86) defeated Fitzroy (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (6), N. Trezise (4), J. McMahon, J. O'Neill
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), J. Gervasoni (2), T. Ongarello (2), N. Johnstone, R. Vernon, V. Williams
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
14,033
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||