1953 VFL Season Round 3: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between Collingwood and Geelong during round three of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (9.19.73) were defeated by Geelong (14.14.98).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Neil Mann (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Geelong
Captain: Fred FlanaganCoach: Reg Hickey
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 | |||