1957 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1957 between Footscray and Geelong during round 12 of the 1957 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), P. Box, B. Buckley, B. Clark, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, B. Lee, B. Moloney, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Ross, R. Stockman, J. Westacott
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Crowe, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, M. Hetherington, F. Le Deux, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, C. Rice, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, J. Worland
Footscray (9.11.65) defeated Geelong (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (5), T. Whitten (2), P. Box, B. Lee
Geelong: P. Pianto (3), N. Rayson (3), M. Hetherington, D. Long, C. Rice
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,578
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | GEEL by 23 | FOOT by 4 | GEEL by 2 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clark, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crowe, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Hetherington, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Worland, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||