1958 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1958 between Geelong and Footscray during round 17 of the 1958 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Cougle, P. Falconer, B. Gazzard, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, N. Martin, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, R. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Baxter, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Connolly, D. Darcey, R. Duffy, I. Fleming, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, R. Porta, B. Prior, D. Ross, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, I. Whittaker, D. Whitten
Geelong (13.14.92) defeated Footscray (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Trezise (4), B. Cougle (2), P. Falconer (2), R. Smith (2), B. Bartle, M. Goggin, N. Martin
Footscray: I. Fleming (3), J. Collins (2), B. Spargo (2), T. Whitten (2), B. Connolly, B. Kerr, J. Schultz
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
12,147
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Martin, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Connolly, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Whittaker, Ike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||