1954 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1954 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 17 of the 1954 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts.
Bernie Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), S. Coventry, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, D. Little, J. Parker, R. Richards, L. Sharp, F. Tuck, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, D. Walsh, M. Weideman
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Hawking, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire
Collingwood (6.14.50) were defeated by Geelong (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Jones (2), B. Turner (2), J. Hamilton, M. Weideman
Geelong: I. Baumgartner (2), F. Flanagan (2), J. Hyde (2), N. Rayson (2), B. Davis, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
36,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
6.14.50 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bernie Smith
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Coventry, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Walsh, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||