1958 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1958 between Essendon and Geelong during round 1 of the 1958 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, F. Driscoll, T. Elliott, K. Fraser, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, K. Green, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, K. Parks, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
Geelong
C. Barton, L. Borrack, F. Fitzpatrick, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, M. Hetherington, R. Hovey, D. Long, N. Martin, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, C. Rice, B. Smith, R. Sutherland, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
Essendon (13.17.95) defeated Geelong (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Gallagher (5), J. Birt (2), H. Mitchell (2), S. Booth, R. Burgess, T. Elliott, G. Leek
Geelong: M. Hetherington (3), F. Wooller (3), N. Trezise (2)
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Driscoll, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Green, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Parks, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzpatrick, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Hetherington, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Martin, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Sutherland, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||