1956 VFL Season 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 two of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (16.14.110) defeated North Melbourne (2.10.22).
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
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
North Melbourne
Captain: Bob BrookerCoach: Charlie Gaudion
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 | |||