1954 VFL Season Round 17: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1954 between Collingwood and Geelong during round seventeen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (6.14.50) were defeated by Geelong (10.12.72).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Neil Mann (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Geelong
Captain: Bernie SmithCoach: Reg Hickey
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 | |||