1955 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1955 between Carlton and Geelong during round 18 of the 1955 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Beitzel, K. Bergin, L. Berner, J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Geelong
C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, K. Cameron, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner
Carlton (10.6.66) defeated Geelong (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Carlton: N. O'Brien (5), D. Beasy, L. Berner, G. Donaldson, G. Gilchrist, F. Munro
Geelong: N. Rayson (3), N. Trezise (2), C. Brown, J. O'Connell, N. Sharp
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
22,482
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | CARL by 31 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Beitzel, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 6 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||