1954 VFL Season Round 1: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1954 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round one of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG. Geoff Collins captained the hosts. In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Collingwood (15.12.102).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Monday 19 April 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 45,848

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.10.64 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 7 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Collingwood 2 . 4 7 . 5 12 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin MELB by 6 COLL by 1 COLL by 32 COLL by 38 COLL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Geoff Collins
Coach: Norm Smith

Collingwood

Captain: Neil Mann (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Boundary Umpires

T. Morrison

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 2 ?
32 Anderson, Dale ? ? 1 ?
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 2 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Christie, Ken ? ? 0 ?
8 Collins, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
23 Gloury, Leigh ? ? 0 ?
34 Lane, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 1 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 1 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
38 Melville, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
36 Robinson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Batchelor, Keith ? ? 3 ?
11 Bromage, Keith ? ? 0 ?
5 Finck, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (ac) ? ? 2 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 1 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
21 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 3 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
21 Tarrant, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
23 Waites, Terry ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s