1955 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1955 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
Back:
J. Beckwith, P. Marquis, T. Johnson
Half-back:
D. Williams, G. McGivern, N. McMahen (capt.)
Centre:
I. McLean, K. Melville, G. Case
Half-forward:
L. Mithen, C. Laidlaw, B. McKenzie
Forward:
B. Johnson, N. Clarke, I. Ridley
Follower:
D. Cordner, R. Barassi, S. Spencer
Sub.:
F. Adams, T. Gleeson
Collingwood
Back:
L. Sharp, J. Hamilton, N. Waller
Half-back:
P. Lucas, F. Tuck, R. Kingston
Centre:
D. Healey, J. Parker, T. Merrett
Half-forward:
B. Jones, K. Smale, M. Weideman
Forward:
M. Twomey, K. Batchelor, B. Rose
Follower:
N. Mann (capt.), A. Gooch, R. Richards
Sub.:
J. Hickey, B. Kupsch
Melbourne (8.16.64) defeated Collingwood (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (3), I. Ridley (3), C. Laidlaw, B. McKenzie
Collingwood: M. Weideman (2), B. Jones, B. Rose, K. Smale
As a result of this match, Melbourne were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 17 September 1955
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
88,053
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
8.16.64 - 5.6.36
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 28 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Goal Umpire:
H. Clayton,
D. Cranch
Boundary Umpire:
J. Geggie,
W. Treloar
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Kupsch, Bob | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 6 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 29 | L. Sharp | 8 | J. Hamilton | 31 | N. Waller | 1 | D. Cordner | 6 | F. Adams | ||||||
| 24 | I. Ridley | 26 | N. Clarke | 18 | B. Johnson | 31 | R. Barassi | 28 | T. Gleeson | ||||||
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| 3 | P. Lucas | 24 | F. Tuck | 9 | R. Kingston |
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| 2 | B. McKenzie | 16 | C. Laidlaw | 11 | L. Mithen |
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| 12 | D. Healey | 18 | J. Parker | 17 | T. Merrett |
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| 7 | G. Case | 38 | K. Melville | 5 | I. McLean | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 2 | N. Mann (c) | 19 | J. Hickey | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | A. Gooch | 34 | B. Kupsch | |||||||||||
| 23 | B. Jones | 5 | K. Smale | 27 | M. Weideman | 20 | R. Richards |
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| 35 | N. McMahen (c) | 17 | G. McGivern | 25 | D. Williams |
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| 25 | M. Twomey | 4 | K. Batchelor | 22 | B. Rose |
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| 14 | T. Johnson | 3 | P. Marquis | 30 | J. Beckwith |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Phonse Kyne | ||||||||||||||