1957 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1957 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 6 of the 1957 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. Bob Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, J. Coffey, L. Cooke, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hocking, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, K. Mulhall, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, R. Fisher, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, H. Herbert, D. Long, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, B. Ryan, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller, J. Worland

St Kilda (10.13.73) were defeated by Geelong (13.5.83).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (6), P. Dodd (2), L. Cooke, B. Hocking
Geelong: P. Pianto (3), D. Long (2), B. Ryan (2), F. Wooller (2), B. Crowe, B. Davis, H. Herbert, N. Trezise

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 May 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 24,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Geelong
Score: 10.13.73 - 13.5.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 3 2 . 6 6 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Geelong 1 . 0 6 . 3 9 . 5 13 . 5 13 . 5 (83)
Margin STKL by 3 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), Bob Davis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
1 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Cooke, Lindsay ? ? 1 ?
16 Dale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 2 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Hocking, Bryant ? ? 1 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bartle, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
25 Crowe, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
8 Fisher, Reg ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 1 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 2 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 3 ?
38 Ryan, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 2 ?
39 Worland, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 5

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