1955 VFL Season Round 8: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1955 between Collingwood and Geelong during round eight of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood (11.11.77) defeated Geelong (10.7.67).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
34,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
11.11.77 - 10.7.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 4 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||