1956 VFL Round 11: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1956 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, F. Hanrahan, N. Linney, A. Mennie, G. Minihan, H. Morris, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, B. Murray, N. Roberts, J. Robson, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, B. Young
Geelong (9.8.62) defeated St Kilda (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), R. Bullen (2), B. Bartle, J. O'Connell, N. Trezise
St Kilda: B. Young (4), B. Annand, P. Clancy, P. Dodd, F. Hanrahan
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
11,052
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | STKL by 11 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Arvidson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Hanrahan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Mennie, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Waldron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||