1956 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Essendon and Geelong during round 18 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, J. Towner, G. Willey
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, N. Sharp, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Umbers, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Essendon (14.13.97) defeated Geelong (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Booth (3), G. Willey (3), R. Fox (2), J. Gill (2), G. Leek (2), H. Mitchell, B. Shearman
Geelong: P. Pianto (3), R. Bullen (2), J. O'Connell (2), B. Ferrari, N. Rayson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | GEEL by 4 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Umbers, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||