1956 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1956 between Footscray and Geelong during round 10 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Wally Donald captained the hosts with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), B. Collins, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, B. Guthrie, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, D. Whitten
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Goldsmith, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire
Footscray (13.12.90) defeated Geelong (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Cross (5), R. Duffy (4), N. Dickson (2), B. Gilmore, J. Kerr
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), N. Trezise (3), L. Borrack, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
35,909
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Collins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Guthrie, Byron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Goldsmith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||