1955 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1955 between Geelong and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1955 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG. Bill Hutchison captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Geelong
C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams

Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor

Geelong (9.7.61) defeated Essendon (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), M. Goggin, J. McMahon, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, M. Sutcliffe
Essendon: R. Fox (3), K. Peucker (3), G. Sewell

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Collingwood in the preliminary final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 August 1955
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 68,109

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 9.7.61 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 1 6 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Essendon 0 . 2 1 . 4 2 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
34 Beardsley, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
29 Bullen, Roger ? ? 0 ?
16 Cameron, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 1 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 1 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 2 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
31 Sutcliffe, Max ? ? 1 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Booth, Stan ? ? 0 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
20 Carstairs, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Dench, Doug ? ? 0 ?
24 Fox, Robert ? ? 3 ?
13 Gallagher, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Harrington, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Heenan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Sullivan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
34 Pascoe, Mal ? ? 0 ?
27 Peucker, Ken ? ? 3 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 1 ?
15 Taylor, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

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