1954 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1954 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at 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
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, K. Robinson, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Batchelor, K. Bromage, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, T. Tarrant, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, T. Waites, M. Weideman
Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Collingwood (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), L. Arnold (2), D. Anderson, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, S. Spencer
Collingwood: M. Weideman (4), K. Batchelor (3), B. Rose (3), N. Mann (2), T. Merrett, R. Richards, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
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 | |||