1954 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1954 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 11 of the 1954 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, K. Clarke, S. Coventry, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, J. Hower, R. Kingston, J. Parker, B. Rose, L. Sharp, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, D. Walsh, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, P. McPhee, F. McRae, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
Collingwood (12.10.82) defeated Footscray (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Wylie (4), K. Bromage (3), J. Hower (2), B. Rose (2), D. Healey
Footscray: J. Collins (5), J. Kerr (2), H. Stevens (2), R. McCarthy
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
40,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
12.10.82 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | COLL by 3 | COLL by 5 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Coventry, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hower, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Walsh, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | McPhee, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||