1953 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1953 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, P. Milburn, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey, N. Waller
Geelong (7.13.55) were defeated by Collingwood (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), P. Pianto, N. Rayson, G. Swarbrick
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (3), B. Rose (2), J. Hamilton, N. Mann, T. Merrett, L. Richards, B. Twomey
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
31,635
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.13.55 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 2 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Milburn, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||