1958 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1958 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1958 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, F. Fitzpatrick, J. Haygarth, M. Hetherington, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, D. Long, N. Martin, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, C. Rice, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), P. Brenchley, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Geelong (6.6.42) were defeated by Melbourne (17.8.110).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Brown, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, C. Rice
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), G. Case (4), I. Ridley (3), A. Webb (3), G. Tunbridge (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Margin | MELB by 26 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzpatrick, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Hetherington, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Martin, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 8 | |||