1953 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1953 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at 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
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, M. Reeves, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams, M. Woods
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Clarke, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey, T. Waites
Melbourne (7.6.48) were defeated by Collingwood (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), N. Clarke, R. Lane, G. McGivern, S. Spencer
Collingwood: L. Richards (2), B. Twomey (2), K. Clarke, M. Dunstan, D. Healey, P. Twomey, T. Waites
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||