1956 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1956 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Brown, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Helmer, 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
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, R. Carr, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright
Geelong (11.12.78) defeated Fitzroy (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. O'Connell (3), N. Rayson (3), B. Davis, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise
Fitzroy: M. Cunningham (2), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, W. Clark, N. Johnstone, R. Vernon, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Monday 4 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,985
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Umbers, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||