1955 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1955 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1955 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, D. Star, R. Taylor
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, L. Rymer, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
South Melbourne (8.15.63) were defeated by Collingwood (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Lane (3), B. Gunn (2), B. Pratt, M. Sibun, D. Star
Collingwood: K. Smale (3), K. Bromage (2), N. Mann (2), L. Richards, M. Weideman
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
35,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.15.63 - 9.18.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | level | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 7 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 18 | |||