1958 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1958 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
In the absence of John Beckwith, vice-captain Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Barton, L. Borrack, B. Cook, P. Falconer, B. Gazzard, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, N. Martin, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, C. Palmer, B. Peake, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
Melbourne (16.22.118) defeated Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Tunbridge (5), R. Barassi (3), I. Ridley (3), I. McLean (2), F. Adams, L. Mithen, A. Webb
Geelong: B. Davis (4), R. Hovey (2), N. Trezise (2), F. Wooller (2), B. Cook, C. Palmer
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,395
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 22 | (118) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Martin, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Palmer, Clif | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||