1956 VFL Season 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 twelve of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.7.67) defeated South Melbourne (3.8.26).
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
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
South Melbourne
Captain: Ian GillettCoach: Herbie Matthews
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 | |||