1955 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1955 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1955 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval.
Vic Lawrence captained the hosts.
In the absence of Lou Richards, Bob Rose captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, P. Curtis, G. Eastmure, K. Easton, J. Edwards, G. English, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, B. Johnson, J. Lawrence, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves, K. Smith, L. Templar, R. Walsh
Collingwood
Bob Rose (capt.), K. Batchelor, K. Bromage, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, L. Sharp, K. Smale, B. Turner, B. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
North Melbourne (9.16.70) were defeated by Collingwood (21.11.137).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. Easton (3), J. Lawrence (3), R. Grant, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves
Collingwood: B. Rose (7), K. Smale (4), T. Merrett (2), R. Richards (2), K. Batchelor, B. Jones, P. Lucas, B. Turner, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
9.16.70 - 21.11.137
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 11 | (137) |
| Margin | COLL by 40 | COLL by 60 | COLL by 91 | COLL by 67 | COLL by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Curtis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob (ac) | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 11 | |||