1956 VFL Round 12: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1956 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Ian Gillett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, G. Bow, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, L. May, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, T. Grant, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, D. Matthews, H. McLaughlin, I. Monks, B. Pratt, P. Ryan, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Geelong (10.7.67) defeated South Melbourne (3.8.26).
Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Bullen (2), N. Rayson (2), N. Trezise (2), B. Davis, B. Ferrari, J. O'Connell, P. Pianto
South Melbourne: B. Gunn, D. Matthews, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,439
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.7.67 - 3.8.26
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | May, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ryan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 8 | |||