1954 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1954 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, K. Cameron, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Hawking, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Bromage, B. Dorman, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Horwood, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Sharp, B. Turner, M. Twomey, M. Weideman, A. Young
Geelong (13.17.95) defeated Collingwood (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Flanagan (3), J. Hyde (3), H. Herbert (2), J. McMahon, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Sharp, N. Trezise
Collingwood: K. Bromage (2), B. Dorman (2), N. Mann (2), R. Richards, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||