1954 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1954 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1954 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval. Gerald Marchesi captained the hosts. In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

North Melbourne
G. Marchesi (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, R. Files, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, K. Smith, L. Templar

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Bromage, K. Clarke, S. Coventry, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, J. Hower, R. Kingston, D. Little, P. Lucas, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Sharp, M. Twomey, N. Waller, D. Walsh, M. Weideman

North Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated Collingwood (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Grambeau (4), N. Doolan (3), J. Brady (2), L. Templar (2), A. Aylett, K. Smith
Collingwood: K. Bromage (4), B. Rose (2), M. Twomey (2), K. Clarke, J. Parker

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 12 June 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 13.13.91 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 9 12 . 10 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Collingwood 2 . 3 3 . 5 6 . 7 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin NMLB by 7 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 39 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Gerald Marchesi (North Melbourne), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 2 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 3 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Files, Roy ? ? 0 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 4 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 13

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bromage, Keith ? ? 4 ?
35 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
30 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Hower, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Little, Dave ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (ac) ? ? 0 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 2 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 2 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 Walsh, Don ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 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