1955 VFL Season 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 two of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (9.16.70) were defeated by Collingwood (21.11.137).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
Collingwood
Captain: Bob Rose (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||