1958 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1958 between Footscray and Geelong during round 6 of the 1958 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Broadway, B. Buckley, B. Connolly, B. Costello, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, K. Payne, R. Porta, B. Prior, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Barton, A. Byron, P. Campbell, P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, F. Fitzpatrick, B. Gazzard, B. Goggin, J. Haygarth, F. Le Deux, D. Long, N. Martin, E. Nicholls, B. Peake, C. Rice, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, F. Wooller
Footscray (6.22.58) were defeated by Geelong (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Hoiles (2), K. Payne (2), B. Costello, T. Whitten
Geelong: F. Wooller (4), N. Trezise (3), P. Campbell, B. Peake, J. Thomas
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,479
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 22 | 6 | . | 22 | 6 | . | 22 | (58) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | GEEL by 32 | level | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Broadway, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Connolly, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Costello, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Campbell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzpatrick, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Martin, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||