1957 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1957 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 9 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, B. Dunsford, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), P. Barran, L. Borrack, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, C. Rice, B. Ryan, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
Melbourne (23.16.154) defeated Geelong (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (8), P. Brenchley (5), I. Ridley (3), R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2), B. Dixon, I. McLean, G. Tunbridge
Geelong: F. Wooller (7), N. Trezise (2), B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, J. Helmer, D. Long, P. Pianto
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 17 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
48,001
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 23 | . | 16 | 23 | . | 16 | (154) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | MELB by 10 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 60 | MELB by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dunsford, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Barran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crowe, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | |||