1957 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1957 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1957 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
John Brady 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
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, P. Hamilton, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, R. McKindlay, R. Murphy, P. O'Sullivan, K. Robertson, N. Teasdale, L. Templar, M. Williams
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Brown, 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, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
North Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Geelong (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (5), G. Eastmure (4)
Geelong: F. Wooller (6), J. O'Connell (2), P. Pianto, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
9.13.67 - 10.13.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | NMLB by 18 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 14 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Brady
(North Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Boundary Umpire:
R. Furlonger
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McKindlay, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Murphy, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | O'Halloran, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||