1955 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 6 of the 1955 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Batchelor, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Rymer, L. Sharp, K. Smale, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, G. Willey
Collingwood (15.11.101) defeated Essendon (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (4), L. Richards (2), R. Richards (2), L. Rymer (2), K. Smale (2), K. Batchelor, T. Merrett, M. Twomey
Essendon: G. Willey (2), M. Diston, B. Hutchison, H. Mitchell, K. Peucker
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
35,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.11.101 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | COLL by 28 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 54 | COLL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||