1956 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between Carlton and Geelong during round 9 of the 1956 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, K. Hamilton, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Goldsmith, R. Hovey, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire
Carlton (11.13.79) were defeated by Geelong (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Carlton: V. Garra (2), L. Kerr (2), J. Mills (2), K. Clarke, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Gilchrist, K. Hamilton
Geelong: N. Trezise (3), B. Ferrari (2), J. O'Neill (2), N. Rayson (2), N. Sharp (2), L. Borrack
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
33,254
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hamilton, Kevan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Goldsmith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||