1955 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between Footscray and Geelong during round 16 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, J. Collins, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, K. Cameron, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. O'Neill, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner
Footscray (10.13.73) were defeated by Geelong (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Kerr (3), J. Collins (2), L. Ryan (2), H. Stevens (2), K. Smith
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), B. Davis (2), J. O'Neill (2), H. Herbert
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
33,902
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | GEEL by 29 | level | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||