1954 VFL Season Round 6: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1954 between Geelong and Collingwood during round six of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Geelong (13.17.95) defeated Collingwood (9.8.62).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
32,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.17.95 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Bernie SmithCoach: Reg Hickey
Collingwood
Captain: Neil Mann (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Young, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||