1957 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1957 between Carlton and Geelong during round 4 of the 1957 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Brown, B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, R. Harrip, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, B. James, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
Carlton (15.12.102) defeated Geelong (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. Beasy (4), J. Sullivan (4), G. Burke (2), B. Crowe (2), G. Donaldson, K. Hands, J. Mills
Geelong: F. Wooller (5), D. Long (2), N. Rayson (2), B. Ferrari, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
28,846
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | CARL by 4 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 10 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crowe, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harrip, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | James, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||