1956 VFL 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 13 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, C. Crampton, K. Dean, N. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, G. English, R. Files, P. Hamilton, C. Marendaz, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar
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
North Melbourne (7.5.47) were defeated by Geelong (19.15.129).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: L. Templar (2), B. Brooker, J. Dugdale, B. Martyn, J. O'Halloran, J. Spencer
Geelong: N. Rayson (9), B. Davis (3), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), R. Bullen, J. O'Connell, N. Sharp
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
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 | |||