1955 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1955 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1955 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), K. Batchelor, K. Bromage, J. Elder, R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, J. Hickey, J. Hower, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, L. Sharp, K. Smale, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, K. Wylie
St Kilda
G. Burton, R. Byron, A. Callow, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Hurst, A. Jeans, J. Jewitt, G. Jones, S. Lennie, J. McDonald, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, R. Shields, B. Watt
Collingwood (16.20.116) defeated St Kilda (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Jones (3), K. Smale (3), T. Merrett (2), M. Twomey (2), K. Wylie (2), R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, J. Hower, B. Turner
St Kilda: J. McDonald (3), A. Callow (2), J. Jewitt, G. Jones, S. Lennie
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
18,095
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
St Kilda
Score:
16.20.116 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 57 | COLL by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hower, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Burton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Byron, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jewitt, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lennie, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||