1957 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 5-1-12, P%: 88.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barran, Peter | #33 | 5 | 0 | R08-10, R16-17 |
| Bartle, Bruce | #7 | 4 | 0 | R05-07, R10 |
| Barton, Colin | #9 | 7 | 0 | R03, R07-08, R10-13 |
| Borrack, Les | #14 | 12 | 2 | R01, R08-18 |
| Bourke, Martin | #34 | 2 | 0 | R05, R13 |
| Brown, Clive | #32 | 16 | 1 | R02-15, R17-18 |
| Bullen, Roger | #29 | 6 | 6 | R13-18 |
| Byron, Alan | #19 | 9 | 0 | R05-09, R11-12, R15-16 |
| Crowe, Bernie | #25 | 9 | 3 | R04-06, R08-10, R12, R14, R18 |
| Davis, Bob | #4 | 16 | 5 | R01-15, R18 |
| Ferrari, Bruce | #18 | 14 | 11 | R01-11, R14, R17-18 |
| Fisher, Reg | #8 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Gazzard, Bob | #23 | 12 | 1 | R01-07, R09-11, R15-16 |
| Goggin, Matt | #1 | 10 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07, R11-13, R18 |
| Harrip, Ray | #22 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Haygarth, John | #10 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Helmer, John | #36 | 7 | 7 | R05, R08-11, R17-18 |
| Herbert, Harry | #24 | 9 | 5 | R01-02, R05-06, R13-17 |
| Hetherington, Max | #40 | 9 | 1 | R08, R10, R12-18 |
| Hovey, Ron | #12 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R10, R13 |
| James, Bill | #13 | 3 | 1 | R03-04, R08 |
| Laird, John | #30 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Le Deux, Fred | #22 | 7 | 0 | R11-15, R17-18 |
| Long, Doug | #5 | 17 | 14 | R01-16, R18 |
| Nicholls, Eric | #2 | 4 | 0 | R14-17 |
| O'Connell, John | #20 | 12 | 10 | R01-04, R07, R09-12, R14, R16-17 |
| O'Halloran, Ian | #2 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| O'Neill, John | #17 | 13 | 2 | R01-13 |
| Pianto, Peter | #6 | 15 | 23 | R01-09, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Rayson, Noel | #27 | 8 | 15 | R04-05, R07, R11-12, R16-18 |
| Rice, Colin | #15 | 11 | 9 | R07-13, R15-18 |
| Ryan, Bernie | #38 | 5 | 3 | R01, R06-07, R09, R16 |
| Sharp, Norm | #26 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Smith, Bernie | #11 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Smith, Ron | #37 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Trezise, Neil | #28 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| West, Rod | #16 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Williams, Geoff | #21 | 17 | 1 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Wiltshire, Bob | #22 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Wooller, Fred | #3 | 15 | 56 | R01-09, R13-18 |
| Worland, John | #39 | 4 | 0 | R06, R08, R11-12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Reg | 18 | 5 | -1- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1957 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 6 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 13 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 27 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 10 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 17/06/1957 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 60 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 26 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 48 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 42 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 48 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |