1954 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 4 of the 1954 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Bromage, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Horwood, J. Hower, R. Kingston, D. Little, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, B. Turner, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, H. Morris, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Collingwood (10.17.77) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Bromage (2), N. Mann (2), T. Merrett (2), B. Rose (2), J. Hamilton, M. Weideman
Essendon: S. Booth (3), J. Coleman (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Clarke, G. Sewell
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
37,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
10.17.77 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hower, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||