1953 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1953 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 18 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Sharp, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Collingwood (10.14.74) defeated Footscray (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (3), K. Bromage (2), N. Waller (2), T. Merrett, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Footscray: R. Duffy (3), J. Collins (2), R. Harper, J. Kerr, A. Trusler
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
33,867
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
10.14.74 - 8.7.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | COLL by 28 | COLL by 26 | COLL by 44 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 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) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||