1955 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1955 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 8 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), 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
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Gazzard, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams
Collingwood (11.11.77) defeated Geelong (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (2), T. Merrett (2), L. Richards (2), L. Rymer (2), K. Smale (2), B. Rose
Geelong: N. Rayson (3), K. Beardsley (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), L. Borrack
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||