1957 VFL Round 17: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1957 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1957 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.

Geelong
P. Barran, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, H. Herbert, M. Hetherington, F. Le Deux, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, C. Rice, B. Smith, R. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, J. Coffey, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, E. Guy, F. Hanrahan, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, M. McCooke, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, J. O'Brien, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Geelong (8.10.58) were defeated by St Kilda (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (3), B. Ferrari, C. Rice, R. Smith, N. Trezise, F. Wooller
St Kilda: B. Gleeson (2), G. Minihan (2), B. Young (2), P. Dodd, B. Molony, J. Mulrooney, J. O'Brien

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 17 August 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,750

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by St Kilda
Score: 8.10.58 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
St Kilda 5 . 2 6 . 3 6 . 7 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin STKL by 23 STKL by 9 level STKL by 15 STKL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Huntington

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Barran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
29 Bullen, Roger ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 0 ?
40 Hetherington, Max ? ? 0 ?
22 Le Deux, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 3 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 1 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
37 Smith, Ron ? ? 1 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 10

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
1 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 2 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
43 Hanrahan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
38 McCooke, Milne ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 2 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 1 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Mulrooney, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

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