1953 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 3 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Batchelor, K. Clarke, J. Finck, K. Flint, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, T. Tarrant, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, P. Twomey, N. Waller
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Worner
Collingwood (9.19.73) were defeated by Geelong (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (3), D. Healey (2), N. Mann, T. Merrett, B. Tebble, F. Tuck
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), F. Flanagan (3), G. Swarbrick (2), N. Trezise (2), P. Pianto, N. Rayson, N. Sharp
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
33,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
9.19.73 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | COLL by 28 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flint, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Tarrant, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||