1955 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 1 of the 1955 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, J. Elder, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, D. Little, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Collingwood (6.12.48) were defeated by Footscray (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Merrett (2), D. Little, L. Richards, K. Smale, M. Weideman
Footscray: J. Collins (8), P. Box (2), J. Kerr (2), A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, L. Ryan
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
33,398
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Footscray
Score:
6.12.48 - 15.14.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | COLL by 5 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 43 | FOOT by 56 | FOOT by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
K. Cree
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||