1953 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1953 between Collingwood and Geelong in the grand final of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Batchelor, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey, T. Waites, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Collingwood (11.11.77) defeated Geelong (8.17.65).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Batchelor (4), B. Rose (3), D. Healey (2), L. Richards, M. Twomey
Geelong: B. Davis (3), N. Rayson (2), R. Hovey, B. McMaster, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Collingwood were the premiers and Geelong were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 September 1953
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
89,149
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
11.11.77 - 8.17.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 12 | COLL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
R. Allen,
C. White
Boundary Umpire:
R. Haughton,
L. Sutton
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Waites, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 17 | |||