Match Recap
Round 1·Mon, 22-Apr-1957 2:15 PM·Kardinia Park·34,844 att.
Geelong
11.11 (77)
vs
Footscray
10.17 (77)
Draw

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong3.1 (19)3.5 (23)11.8 (74)11.11 (77)11.11 (77)
Footscray3.4 (22)7.7 (49)8.11 (59)10.17 (77)10.17 (77)

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 Les Borrack
#4 Bob Davis1
#18 Bruce Ferrari
#23 Bob Gazzard
#1 Matt Goggin
#22 Ray Harrip
#10 John Haygarth
#24 Harry Herbert
#12 Ron Hovey
#5 Doug Long1
#20 John OConnell
#2 Ian OHalloran
#17 John ONeill
#6 Peter Pianto2
#38 Bernie Ryan
#11 Bernie Smith
#28 Neil Trezise
#21 Geoff Williams
#22 Bob Wiltshire
#3 Fred Wooller7

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box
#2 Jack Collins3
#18 Noel Dickson1
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#1 John Kerr2
#29 Bernie Lee
#20 Peter McRae
#21 Ron Porta
#15 John Quarrell
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross
#32 Harvey Stevens1
#17 Ron Stockman
#10 John Westacott
#30 Don Whitten2
#3 Ted Whitten