1954 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1954 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1954 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, K. Clarke, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, J. Hower, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Sharp, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Collingwood (8.6.54) defeated Melbourne (5.16.46).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Bromage (2), J. Hickey (2), K. Wylie (2), B. Rose, M. Twomey
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), N. Clarke, B. McKenzie, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
29,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
8.6.54 - 5.16.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | level | COLL by 10 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Hower, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 16 | |||