1953 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at the 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 (8.12.60) were defeated by Collingwood (13.12.90).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Second Semi Final
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
Geelong
Captain: Fred FlanaganCoach: Reg Hickey
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||