1956 VFL Round 2: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bob Brooker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, R. Hovey, L. May, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Umbers, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, K. Dean, N. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, K. Easton, J. Edwards, G. English, P. Hamilton, B. Johnson, A. Mantello, C. Marendaz, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale
Geelong (16.14.110) defeated North Melbourne (2.10.22).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Wiltshire (4), B. Ferrari (3), N. Trezise (3), B. Davis (2), J. O'Connell (2), K. Beardsley, F. Wooller
North Melbourne: K. Easton, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,294
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.14.110 - 2.10.22
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 10 | 2 | . | 10 | (22) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 42 | GEEL by 88 | GEEL by 88 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | May, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Umbers, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Marendaz, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 10 | |||