1953 VFL Season Round 9: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1953 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round nine of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne (7.6.48) were defeated by Collingwood (9.9.63).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,175
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.6.48 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | COLL by 20 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Denis CordnerCoach: Norm Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Waites, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||