1955 Games · 1955 Player Statistics

Melbourne 94 – 31 Sydney

← · 1955 · Round 18 · 20/08/1955 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 19484 · →

Melbourne 6.4.407.8.5010.14.7412.22.94
Sydney 0.3.32.4.162.7.194.7.31
Qrt margin ME by 37ME by 34ME by 55ME by 63
Qrt scores ME 40-3SY 13-10ME 24-3ME 20-12
Field umpires Warwick Roach (66)

Melbourne Match Statistics (94) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
6 Frank Adams
31 Ron Barassi
30 John Beckwith
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon
28 Terry Gleeson
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw 1
3 Peter Marquis
17 Geoff McGivern
2 Robert McKenzie 1
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen 2
24 Ian Ridley 2
12 Stuart Spencer 2
15 Athol Webb 4
25 Don Williams
33 Colin Wilson
Totals 12
Opposition 4

Sydney Match Statistics (31) — Coach: Herbie Matthews

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
4 Bob Atkinson
11 Jim Dorgan
34 John Ferguson
9 Bob Giles
28 Ian Gillett
2 Fred Goldsmith
22 Kevin Hogan
1 Don Keyter
35 John Ledwidge
15 Lewis Leslie 1
36 Ken McCormack
18 Gerry McDonald
25 Hugh McLaughlin
5 Daryl Nelson
10 Bob Pratt 1
33 Frank Primmer 1
7 Mick Sibun
32 Ron Taylor
20 John Trethowan 1
38 John Woolley
Totals 4
Opposition 12

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
6 Frank Adams 20y 69d 36 (23-0-13 63.89%) 34 (0.94) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 19y 174d 37 (24-1-12 66.22%) 30 (0.81) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 22y 338d 80 (32-2-46 41.25%) 19 (0.24) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 31y 53d 130 (66-2-62 51.54%) 80 (0.62) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 19y 92d 24 (20-0-4 83.33%) 9 (0.38) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 21y 308d 14 (8-0-6 57.14%) 6 (0.43) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 20y 207d 11 (8-0-3 72.73%) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 21y 266d 24 (19-0-5 79.17%) 11 (0.46) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 23y 160d 52 (29-1-22 56.73%) 3 (0.06) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 24y 236d 90 (39-2-49 44.44%) 53 (0.59) ← ←
2 Robert McKenzie 26y 244d 123 (63-1-59 51.63%) 252 (2.05) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 25y 358d 66 (32-1-33 49.24%) 8 (0.12) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 28y 294d 154 (78-2-74 51.30%) 26 (0.17) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 24y 190d 50 (28-1-21 57.00%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 21y 127d 28 (19-0-9 67.86%) 28 (1.00) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 21y 186d 15 (11-0-4 73.33%) 29 (1.93) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 23y 198d 101 (51-1-49 50.99%) 99 (0.98) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 19y 341d 7 (5-0-2 71.43%) 14 (2.00) ← ←
25 Don Williams 19y 290d 55 (31-1-23 57.27%) ← ←
33 Colin Wilson 22y 28d 18 (14-0-4 77.78%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 354d 1115 (600-15-500 54.48%) 701 (0.63)
C Norm Smith 40y 272d 131 (70-4-57 54.96%) 76 (40-2-34 53.95%)

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
4 Bob Atkinson 25y 115d 20 (9-0-11 45.00%) 6 (0.30) 17 (9-0-8 52.94%) 3 (0.18) final game
11 Jim Dorgan 24y 267d 56 (22-1-33 40.18%) ← ←
34 John Ferguson 24y 100d 29 (11-1-17 39.66%) 6 (0.21) 14 (4-0-10 28.57%)
9 Bob Giles 25y 90d 67 (24-1-42 36.57%) 2 (0.03) ← ← final game
28 Ian Gillett 26y 334d 90 (39-2-49 44.44%) 104 (1.16) ← ←
2 Fred Goldsmith 23y 0d 59 (23-0-36 38.98%) 4 (0.07) ← ←
22 Kevin Hogan 20y 318d 20 (5-0-15 25.00%) 15 (0.75) ← ←
1 Don Keyter 23y 341d 43 (14-0-29 32.56%) 38 (0.88) ← ←
35 John Ledwidge 20y 326d 19 (6-0-13 31.58%) 6 (0.32) ← ←
15 Lewis Leslie 21y 213d 20 (6-0-14 30.00%) 7 (0.35) ← ←
36 Ken McCormack 22y 214d 25 (5-0-20 20.00%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
18 Gerry McDonald 24y 24d 30 (9-0-21 30.00%) ← ←
25 Hugh McLaughlin 19y 311d 10 (2-0-8 20.00%) ← ←
5 Daryl Nelson 20y 264d 7 (2-0-5 28.57%) ← ←
10 Bob Pratt 19y 149d 15 (4-0-11 26.67%) 24 (1.60) ← ←
33 Frank Primmer 22y 216d 12 (3-0-9 25.00%) 5 (0.42) ← ←
7 Mick Sibun 26y 130d 96 (39-2-55 41.67%) 82 (0.85) ← ←
32 Ron Taylor 23y 31d 21 (7-0-14 33.33%) 13 (0.62) ← ←
20 John Trethowan 18y 296d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) 1 (0.13) ← ←
38 John Woolley 20y 32d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 262d 652 (234-7-411 36.43%) 314 (0.48)
C Herbie Matthews 41y 281d 54 (14-0-40 25.93%) ←

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.