1956 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1956 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, B. Ryan, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, P. Cook, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb
Geelong (8.10.58) defeated Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ferrari (2), H. Herbert (2), R. Bullen, B. Davis, J. O'Connell, P. Pianto
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), I. Ridley (2), S. Spencer (2), P. Cook
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
29,687
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 10 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||