1953 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 15 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, H. Dunn, V. English, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster
Collingwood (12.15.87) defeated Carlton (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (3), M. Dunstan (2), P. Twomey (2), N. Waller (2), T. Merrett, L. Richards, M. Twomey
Carlton: J. Howell (4), D. Beasy, J. Chick, H. Dunn, J. James, P. Webster
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
31,277
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Carlton
Score:
12.15.87 - 9.16.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Dunn, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||