Geelong 84 – 72 Western Bulldogs

← · 1955 · Round 5 · 14/05/1955 2:15 · Kardinia Park · Crowd 28288 · →

Geelong	3.5.23	7.7.49	10.9.69	12.12.84
Western Bulldogs	0.2.2	4.5.29	7.8.50	10.12.72
Qrt margin	GE by 21	GE by 20	GE by 19	GE by 12
Qrt scores	GE 23-2	WB 27-26	WB 21-20	WB 22-15
Field umpires	Geoff Robinson (54)

Geelong Match Statistics (84) — Coach: Reg Hickey

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
34	Ken Beardsley	1
14	Les Borrack	1
32	Clive Brown
16	Ken Cameron
4	Bob Davis
18	Bruce Ferrari
23	Bob Gazzard
12	Ron Hovey
22	John McMahon	1
2	Russell Middlemiss
20	John OConnell
17	John ONeill
6	Peter Pianto
27	Noel Rayson	5
8	Russell Renfrey	1
26	Norm Sharp	1
11	Bernie Smith
31	Max Sutcliffe	1
28	Neil Trezise	1
21	Geoff Williams
	Totals	12
	Opposition	10

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (72) — Coach: Charlie Sutton

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
5	Peter Box	1
18	Dave Bryden
22	Wally Donald
7	Roger Duffy	4
11	Arthur Edwards
24	Jim Gallagher
12	Alex Gardiner
34	Brian Gilmore
10	Roy Harper	1
25	Herb Henderson
1	John Kerr	2
26	Jack Nuttall
21	Ron Porta
28	Doug Reynolds	1
9	Don Ross
31	Lionel Ryan
32	Harvey Stevens
17	Ron Stockman
6	Charlie Sutton	1
3	Ted Whitten
	Totals	10
	Opposition	12

Geelong Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Geelong Games (W-D-L W%)	Geelong Goals (Ave.)
34	Ken Beardsley	19y 192d	5 (4-0-1 80.00%)	2 (0.40)	←	←
14	Les Borrack	22y 19d	12 (9-0-3 75.00%)	6 (0.50)	←	←
32	Clive Brown	20y 364d	2 (2-0-0 100.00%)		←	←
16	Ken Cameron	21y 103d	5 (5-0-0 100.00%)		←	←
4	Bob Davis	26y 336d	129 (85-1-43 66.28%)	108 (0.84)	←	←
18	Bruce Ferrari	18y 305d	1 (1-0-0 100.00%)		←	←	debut
23	Bob Gazzard	19y 230d	3 (1-0-2 33.33%)		←	←
12	Ron Hovey	22y 262d	66 (52-1-13 79.55%)	19 (0.29)	←	←
22	John McMahon	19y 161d	24 (17-0-7 70.83%)	5 (0.21)	←	←
2	Russell Middlemiss	25y 312d	74 (56-1-17 76.35%)	2 (0.03)	←	←	final game
20	John OConnell	23y 67d	5 (4-0-1 80.00%)	9 (1.80)	←	←
17	John ONeill	19y 257d	21 (15-0-6 71.43%)	1 (0.05)	←	←
6	Peter Pianto	25y 170d	78 (60-1-17 77.56%)	86 (1.10)	←	←
27	Noel Rayson	21y 355d	54 (39-1-14 73.15%)	86 (1.59)	←	←
8	Russell Renfrey	31y 276d	172 (103-1-68 60.17%)	158 (0.92)	←	←
26	Norm Sharp	20y 325d	53 (39-1-13 74.53%)	22 (0.42)	←	←
11	Bernie Smith	27y 146d	131 (83-0-48 63.36%)	3 (0.02)	←	←
31	Max Sutcliffe	18y 288d	2 (2-0-0 100.00%)	1 (0.50)	←	←
28	Neil Trezise	24y 95d	101 (74-1-26 73.76%)	149 (1.48)	←	←
21	Geoff Williams	24y 177d	58 (44-0-14 75.86%)		←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	22y 277d	996 (695-8-293 70.18%)	657 (0.66)
C	Reg Hickey	49y 48d	217 (146-2-69 67.74%)		←

Western Bulldogs Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%)	Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
5	Peter Box	23y 53d	62 (40-1-21 65.32%)	27 (0.44)	←	←
18	Dave Bryden	27y 325d	136 (69-1-66 51.10%)	52 (0.38)	←	←
22	Wally Donald	27y 352d	155 (78-2-75 50.97%)	1 (0.01)	←	←
7	Roger Duffy	23y 230d	58 (30-1-27 52.59%)	68 (1.17)	←	←
11	Arthur Edwards	20y 344d	46 (25-1-20 55.43%)	21 (0.46)	←	←
24	Jim Gallagher	24y 59d	67 (39-1-27 58.96%)		←	←
12	Alex Gardiner	20y 131d	3 (1-0-2 33.33%)		←	←
34	Brian Gilmore	21y 310d	54 (32-1-21 60.19%)	46 (0.85)	←	←
10	Roy Harper	26y 46d	40 (19-0-21 47.50%)	26 (0.65)	←	←	final game
25	Herb Henderson	24y 243d	77 (47-1-29 61.69%)		←	←
1	John Kerr	20y 303d	34 (20-1-13 60.29%)	45 (1.32)	←	←
26	Jack Nuttall	26y 104d	19 (12-1-6 65.79%)		←	←
21	Ron Porta	18y 345d	6 (3-0-3 50.00%)		←	←
28	Doug Reynolds	21y 252d	36 (20-1-15 56.94%)	11 (0.31)	←	←
9	Don Ross	21y 83d	61 (34-1-26 56.56%)	8 (0.13)	←	←
31	Lionel Ryan	20y 1d	12 (7-1-4 62.50%)	3 (0.25)	←	←
32	Harvey Stevens	24y 279d	96 (61-1-34 64.06%)	100 (1.04)	42 (28-1-13 67.86%)	44 (1.05)
17	Ron Stockman	20y 268d	29 (20-1-8 70.69%)	1 (0.03)	←	←
6	Charlie Sutton	31y 41d	164 (88-1-75 53.96%)	62 (0.38)	←	←
3	Ted Whitten	21y 291d	71 (39-1-31 55.63%)	43 (0.61)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	23y 148d	1226 (684-18-524 56.53%)	514 (0.42)
C	Charlie Sutton	31y 41d	79 (45-1-33 57.59%)		←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.