1955 VFL Season 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 nine of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.15.63) were defeated by Collingwood (9.18.72).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||