1953 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1953 between Carlton and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1953 VFL season. Carlton hosted Collingwood at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, J. Chick, H. Dern, G. Ferry, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, M. Thomas, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, M. Wenn

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Batchelor, K. Clarke, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, T. Tarrant, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, N. Waller

Carlton (14.11.95) were defeated by Collingwood (14.19.103).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Spencer (5), D. Beasy (3), K. Warburton (2), L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, T. Walsh
Collingwood: J. Finck (4), B. Rose (3), R. Kingston (2), R. Richards (2), B. Tebble (2), K. Clarke

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 16 May 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 37,500

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Collingwood
Score: 14.11.95 - 14.19.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 1 6 . 5 9 . 5 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Collingwood 5 . 5 7 . 10 11 . 17 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Margin COLL by 22 COLL by 11 COLL by 24 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ken Hands (Carlton), Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Blumfield

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 3 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Dern, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 5 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
34 Thomas, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Walsh, Tony ? ? 1 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 2 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Batchelor, Keith ? ? 0 ?
30 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
5 Finck, Jack ? ? 4 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 2 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 2 ?
33 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 3 ?
28 Tarrant, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 19

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s