1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Geelong 58 – 56 Melbourne

← · 1956 · Round 16 · 04/08/1956 2:15 · Kardinia Park · Crowd 29687 · →

Geelong 0.5.53.9.275.9.398.10.58
Melbourne 2.3.153.5.233.8.268.8.56
Qrt margin ME by 10GE by 4GE by 13GE by 2
Qrt scores ME 15-5GE 22-8GE 12-3ME 30-19
Field umpires Allan Nash (50)

Geelong Match Statistics (58) — Coach: Reg Hickey

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
7 Bruce Bartle
14 Les Borrack
29 Roger Bullen 1
4 Bob Davis 1
18 Bruce Ferrari 2
23 Bob Gazzard
10 John Haygarth
24 Harry Herbert 2
12 Ron Hovey
20 John OConnell 1
17 John ONeill
6 Peter Pianto 1
38 Bernie Ryan
26 Norm Sharp
11 Bernie Smith
31 Max Sutcliffe
28 Neil Trezise
21 Geoff Williams
37 Bob Wiltshire
3 Fred Wooller
Totals 8
Opposition 8

Melbourne Match Statistics (56) — 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
31 Ron Barassi
30 John Beckwith
19 Keith Carroll
21 Peter Cook 1
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon
28 Terry Gleeson
18 Bob Johnson 3
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley 2
8 Jim Sandral
12 Stuart Spencer 2
15 Athol Webb
Totals 8
Opposition 8

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 196d 11 (10-0-1 90.91%) 3 (0.27) ← ←
14 Les Borrack 23y 101d 40 (30-0-10 75.00%) 10 (0.25) ← ←
29 Roger Bullen 22y 17d 17 (13-0-4 76.47%) 11 (0.65) ← ←
4 Bob Davis 28y 53d 154 (105-1-48 68.51%) 128 (0.83) ← ←
18 Bruce Ferrari 20y 22d 24 (20-0-4 83.33%) 21 (0.88) ← ←
23 Bob Gazzard 20y 313d 27 (19-0-8 70.37%) ← ←
10 John Haygarth 22y 22d 11 (7-0-4 63.64%) 2 (0.18) ← ←
24 Harry Herbert 22y 2d 46 (33-0-13 71.74%) 22 (0.48) ← ←
12 Ron Hovey 23y 345d 96 (75-1-20 78.65%) 19 (0.20) ← ←
20 John OConnell 24y 149d 30 (23-0-7 76.67%) 44 (1.47) ← ←
17 John ONeill 20y 340d 49 (37-0-12 75.51%) 8 (0.16) ← ←
6 Peter Pianto 26y 253d 103 (80-1-22 78.16%) 116 (1.13) ← ←
38 Bernie Ryan 21y 360d 3 (3-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
26 Norm Sharp 22y 42d 83 (63-1-19 76.51%) 29 (0.35) ← ←
11 Bernie Smith 28y 229d 162 (107-0-55 66.05%) 3 (0.02) ← ←
31 Max Sutcliffe 20y 5d 21 (17-0-4 80.95%) 11 (0.52) ← ←
28 Neil Trezise 25y 178d 132 (98-1-33 74.62%) 201 (1.52) ← ←
21 Geoff Williams 25y 260d 85 (65-0-20 76.47%) ← ←
37 Bob Wiltshire 23y 254d 26 (18-0-8 69.23%) 12 (0.46) ← ←
3 Fred Wooller 17y 288d 10 (9-0-1 90.00%) 8 (0.80) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 336d 1130 (832-5-293 73.85%) 649 (0.57)
C Reg Hickey 50y 130d 247 (170-2-75 69.23%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
31 Ron Barassi 20y 159d 54 (39-1-14 73.15%) 49 (0.91) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 323d 98 (48-2-48 50.00%) 19 (0.19) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 132d 35 (23-0-12 65.71%) ← ←
21 Peter Cook 23y 277d 7 (5-0-2 71.43%) 3 (0.43) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 32y 37d 148 (82-2-64 56.08%) 82 (0.55) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 20y 76d 37 (31-0-6 83.78%) 13 (0.35) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 22y 293d 22 (15-0-7 68.18%) 8 (0.36) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 21y 62d 44 (36-0-8 81.82%) 82 (1.86) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 192d 29 (24-0-5 82.76%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 251d 40 (34-0-6 85.00%) 16 (0.40) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 141d 70 (38-1-31 55.00%) 9 (0.13) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 24y 144d 66 (41-1-24 62.88%) 7 (0.11) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 26y 343d 81 (45-1-35 56.17%) 9 (0.11) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 29y 279d 171 (93-2-76 54.97%) 27 (0.16) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 175d 67 (43-1-23 64.93%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 22y 111d 44 (33-0-11 75.00%) 36 (0.82) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 171d 33 (27-0-6 81.82%) 64 (1.94) ← ←
8 Jim Sandral 23y 167d 11 (10-0-1 90.91%) 1 (0.09) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 24y 183d 118 (66-1-51 56.36%) 134 (1.14) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 326d 24 (20-0-4 83.33%) 31 (1.29) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 9d 1199 (753-12-434 63.30%) 592 (0.49)
C Norm Smith 41y 257d 149 (86-4-59 59.06%) 94 (56-2-36 60.64%)

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.