1958 VFL Round 8: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1958 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1958 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bob Davis captained the hosts. John Brady captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, A. Byron, P. Campbell, P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, D. Long, N. Martin, G. McGrath, T. Mountain, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, B. Peake, C. Rice, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, F. Wooller

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Dean, N. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, M. Gaudion, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, M. Ritchie, B. Somerville, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Geelong (4.11.35) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.18.102).

Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (2), P. Campbell, B. Davis
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (3), J. Dugdale (3), M. Gaudion (2), B. Cahill, G. English, A. Mantello, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,710

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by North Melbourne
Score: 4.11.35 - 14.18.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 10 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
North Melbourne 2 . 5 10 . 11 12 . 15 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Margin NMLB by 2 NMLB by 49 NMLB by 53 NMLB by 67 NMLB by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), John Brady (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
11 Campbell, Peter ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
29 Falconer, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
24 Martin, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Mountain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Peake, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 11

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 3 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Cahill, Brian ? ? 1 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Dean, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 3 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 1 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 2 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 1 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
36 Somerville, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 1 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 1 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 18

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s