1956 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1956 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, P. Cook, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), L. Borrack, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Goldsmith, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Umbers, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Melbourne (6.20.56) defeated Geelong (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), I. Ridley (2), B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw
Geelong: B. Davis (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Rayson (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
47,270
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 20 | 6 | . | 20 | (56) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | GEEL by 4 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 20 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Goldsmith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Umbers, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||