Geelong 41 – 43 Western Bulldogs

← · 1956 · SF · 25/08/1956 2:30 · M.C.G. · Crowd 79402 · →

Geelong	4.2.26	6.2.38	6.4.40	6.5.41
Western Bulldogs	1.3.9	4.6.30	5.8.38	5.13.43
Qrt margin	GE by 17	GE by 8	GE by 2	WB by 2
Qrt scores	GE 26-9	WB 21-12	WB 8-2	WB 5-1
Field umpires	Allan Nash (53)

Geelong Match Statistics (41) — Coach: Reg Hickey

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
7	Bruce Bartle
14	Les Borrack
30	Glen Bow
32	Clive Brown
29	Roger Bullen	1
4	Bob Davis
18	Bruce Ferrari
23	Bob Gazzard
1	Matt Goggin
10	John Haygarth
12	Ron Hovey
20	John OConnell	1
17	John ONeill
6	Peter Pianto
27	Noel Rayson	1
26	Norm Sharp
11	Bernie Smith
31	Max Sutcliffe	1
28	Neil Trezise
3	Fred Wooller	2
	Totals	6
	Opposition	5

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (43) — Coach: Charlie Sutton

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
5	Peter Box
2	Jack Collins	1
8	Max Cross	4
29	Ron Dixon
22	Wally Donald
7	Roger Duffy
11	Arthur Edwards
24	Jim Gallagher
34	Brian Gilmore
1	John Kerr
20	Peter McRae
21	Ron Porta
33	Don Rawson
28	Doug Reynolds
9	Don Ross
16	Kevin Smith
32	Harvey Stevens
17	Ron Stockman
10	John Westacott
3	Ted Whitten
	Totals	5
	Opposition	6

Geelong Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Geelong Games (W-D-L W%)	Geelong Goals (Ave.)
7	Bruce Bartle	18y 217d	13 (10-0-3 76.92%)	3 (0.23)	←	←
14	Les Borrack	23y 122d	43 (30-0-13 69.77%)	10 (0.23)	←	←
30	Glen Bow	21y 13d	14 (12-0-2 85.71%)	3 (0.21)	←	←	final game
32	Clive Brown	22y 102d	24 (17-0-7 70.83%)	2 (0.08)	←	←
29	Roger Bullen	22y 38d	20 (13-0-7 65.00%)	16 (0.80)	←	←
4	Bob Davis	28y 74d	157 (105-1-51 67.20%)	129 (0.82)	←	←
18	Bruce Ferrari	20y 43d	27 (20-0-7 74.07%)	22 (0.81)	←	←
23	Bob Gazzard	20y 334d	30 (19-0-11 63.33%)		←	←
1	Matt Goggin	20y 35d	21 (16-0-5 76.19%)	2 (0.10)	←	←
10	John Haygarth	22y 43d	13 (7-0-6 53.85%)	2 (0.15)	←	←
12	Ron Hovey	24y 0d	99 (75-1-23 76.26%)	19 (0.19)	←	←
20	John OConnell	24y 170d	33 (23-0-10 69.70%)	49 (1.48)	←	←
17	John ONeill	20y 361d	52 (37-0-15 71.15%)	8 (0.15)	←	←
6	Peter Pianto	26y 274d	106 (80-1-25 75.94%)	121 (1.14)	←	←
27	Noel Rayson	23y 93d	85 (60-1-24 71.18%)	193 (2.27)	←	←
26	Norm Sharp	22y 63d	85 (63-1-21 74.71%)	29 (0.34)	←	←
11	Bernie Smith	28y 250d	164 (107-0-57 65.24%)	3 (0.02)	←	←
31	Max Sutcliffe	20y 26d	24 (17-0-7 70.83%)	13 (0.54)	←	←	final game
28	Neil Trezise	25y 199d	135 (98-1-36 72.96%)	202 (1.50)	←	←
3	Fred Wooller	17y 309d	12 (9-0-3 75.00%)	10 (0.83)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	22y 230d	1157 (818-6-333 70.96%)	836 (0.72)
C	Reg Hickey	50y 151d	250 (170-2-78 68.40%)		←

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	24y 156d	92 (59-1-32 64.67%)	37 (0.40)	←	←
2	Jack Collins	26y 235d	119 (68-1-50 57.56%)	262 (2.20)	←	←
8	Max Cross	22y 45d	15 (10-0-5 66.67%)	50 (3.33)	←	←
29	Ron Dixon	22y 275d	9 (5-0-4 55.56%)		←	←
22	Wally Donald	29y 90d	185 (99-2-84 54.05%)	1 (0.01)	←	←
7	Roger Duffy	24y 334d	86 (48-1-37 56.40%)	94 (1.09)	←	←
11	Arthur Edwards	22y 82d	74 (43-1-30 58.78%)	23 (0.31)	←	←
24	Jim Gallagher	25y 162d	92 (54-1-37 59.24%)		←	←
34	Brian Gilmore	23y 48d	78 (46-1-31 59.62%)	54 (0.69)	←	←
1	John Kerr	22y 41d	65 (40-1-24 62.31%)	81 (1.25)	←	←
20	Peter McRae	18y 320d	6 (4-0-2 66.67%)		←	←
21	Ron Porta	20y 83d	28 (16-0-12 57.14%)	1 (0.04)	←	←
33	Don Rawson	19y 225d	15 (10-0-5 66.67%)		←	←
28	Doug Reynolds	22y 356d	64 (40-1-23 63.28%)	15 (0.23)	←	←
9	Don Ross	22y 187d	93 (55-1-37 59.68%)	16 (0.17)	←	←
16	Kevin Smith	21y 269d	17 (10-0-7 58.82%)	7 (0.41)	←	←	final game
32	Harvey Stevens	26y 17d	112 (72-1-39 64.73%)	118 (1.05)	58 (39-1-18 68.10%)	62 (1.07)
17	Ron Stockman	22y 6d	57 (38-1-18 67.54%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
10	John Westacott	23y 16d	19 (13-0-6 68.42%)		←	←
3	Ted Whitten	23y 29d	100 (58-1-41 58.50%)	59 (0.59)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	23y 57d	1326 (788-14-524 59.95%)	819 (0.62)
C	Charlie Sutton	32y 144d	111 (66-1-44 59.91%)		←

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.