1956 VFL Season Round 13: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1956 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round thirteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Bob Brooker captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
North Melbourne (7.5.47) were defeated by Geelong (19.15.129).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
7.5.47 - 19.15.129
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Margin | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 1 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 82 | GEEL by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Bob BrookerCoach: Charlie Gaudion
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Crampton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Files, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Marendaz, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Reddick, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||