1955 VFL 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 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG.
Neil Mann captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Batchelor, A. Gooch, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Geelong
C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Collingwood (14.12.96) defeated Geelong (13.6.84).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Weideman (3), K. Batchelor (2), N. Mann (2), B. Rose (2), M. Twomey (2), B. Jones, J. Parker, R. Richards
Geelong: J. O'Connell (3), J. McMahon (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Rayson (2), M. Sutcliffe (2), K. Beardsley, M. Goggin
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the grand final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||