1956 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1956 between Geelong and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1956 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at MCG. Bob Davis captained the hosts. Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, G. Bow, C. Brown, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, F. Wooller

Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten

Geelong (6.5.41) were defeated by Footscray (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (2), R. Bullen, J. O'Connell, N. Rayson, M. Sutcliffe
Footscray: M. Cross (4), J. Collins

As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Footscray faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 25 August 1956
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 79,402

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Footscray
Score: 6.5.41 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 6 . 2 6 . 4 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Footscray 1 . 3 4 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 2 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), Wally Donald (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Jack Collins (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bartle, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Bow, Glen ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
29 Bullen, Roger ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 1 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
31 Sutcliffe, Max ? ? 1 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 5

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Box, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack (vc) ? ? 1 ?
8 Cross, Max ? ? 4 ?
29 Dixon, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, John ? ? 0 ?
20 McRae, Peter ? ? 0 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Rawson, Don ? ? 0 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
32 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
17 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
10 Westacott, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

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