1955 VFL Round 17: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1955 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.

Geelong
C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, K. Cameron, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner

St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), A. Callow, J. Camm, H. Davies, R. Derrick, M. Giblett, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, D. Howell, M. McCooke, J. McDonald, M. McLaren, B. McLennan, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, J. Nelson, N. Roberts, M. Stephenson, B. Watt

Geelong (19.17.131) defeated St Kilda (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (8), J. O'Connell (3), J. Haygarth (2), H. Herbert (2), K. Beardsley, N. Trezise, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner
St Kilda: J. McDonald (4), Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, K. Mulhall

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 13 August 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 13,444

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 19.17.131 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 4 9 . 7 15 . 14 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
St Kilda 4 . 1 6 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin GEEL by 9 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 61 GEEL by 79 GEEL by 79
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Les Foote (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Les Foote (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
34 Beardsley, Ken ? ? 1 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
16 Cameron, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 2 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 2 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 3 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 8 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
31 Sutcliffe, Max ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
37 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 1 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 17

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Callow, Allan ? ? 0 ?
19 Camm, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 Derrick, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
36 Giblett, Michael ? ? 0 ?
24 Gleeson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 McCooke, Milne ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 4 ?
27 McLaren, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 1 ?
16 Nelson, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
32 Stephenson, Max ? ? 0 ?
26 Watt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s