1955 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1955 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1955 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), R. Carr, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Collingwood
L. Richards (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, M. Weideman
Fitzroy (6.9.45) were defeated by Collingwood (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Ross (2), N. Johnstone, G. Knight, L. Smyth, K. Webb
Collingwood: B. Rose (4), K. Smale (3), M. Weideman (3), A. Gooch, T. Merrett, L. Richards, R. Richards, M. Twomey, N. Waller
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
6.9.45 - 16.13.109
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | COLL by 17 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 64 | COLL by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | |||