1953 VFL Semi Final 2: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1953 between Geelong and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG.
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, N. Sharp, B. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Batchelor, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, T. Waites, N. Waller
Geelong (8.12.60) were defeated by Collingwood (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Pianto (5), G. Goninon, B. McMaster, N. Trezise
Collingwood: B. Rose (4), N. Mann (3), M. Twomey (2), K. Batchelor, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Twomey
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Footscray in the preliminary final and Collingwood faced Geelong in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1953
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
70,302
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.12.60 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 4 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 30 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Waites, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||