1957 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1957 between Geelong and Footscray during round 1 of the 1957 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), L. Borrack, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, R. Harrip, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, D. Long, J. O'Connell, I. O'Halloran, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, B. Ryan, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Footscray
P. Box, J. Collins, N. Dickson, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, B. Lee, P. McRae, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
Geelong (11.11.77) drew with Footscray (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (7), P. Pianto (2), B. Davis, D. Long
Footscray: J. Collins (3), J. Kerr (2), D. Whitten (2), N. Dickson, B. Gilmore, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 22 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
34,844
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 26 | GEEL by 15 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harrip, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | O'Halloran, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||