1958 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1958 between Geelong and Essendon during round 12 of the 1958 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, B. Cook, P. Falconer, G. Finegan, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, G. Gross, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, D. Long, N. Martin, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, B. Box, R. Burgess, J. Clarkson, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
Geelong (15.9.99) defeated Essendon (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Trezise (5), B. Cook (4), B. Davis (3), B. Bartle, P. Falconer, B. Peake
Essendon: J. Birt (3), R. Evans (3), H. Mitchell (2), B. Box, A. Epis, L. Mann, G. Sewell
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,088
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Finegan, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gross, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Martin, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Box, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Clarkson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||