1955 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1955 between Collingwood and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at the MCG.
Neil Mann captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood (14.12.96) defeated Geelong (13.6.84).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 September 1955
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
70,430
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
14.12.96 - 13.6.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 12 | COLL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannCoach: Phonse Kyne
Geelong
Captain: unknownCoach: Reg Hickey
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 6 | |||