1957 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1957 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.