1957 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1957 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1957 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Barton, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, C. Rice, B. Ryan, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, W. Clark, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, K. Grimley, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright
Geelong (14.15.99) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (5), N. Trezise (3), C. Brown, B. Davis, B. Ferrari, D. Long, P. Pianto, B. Ryan
Fitzroy: K. Grimley (6), G. Campbell (5), O. Abrahams (3), G. Knight (3)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,240
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Grimley, Ken | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | |||