1955 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1955 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
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. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, B. Turner, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, I. Baumgartner, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Collingwood (7.6.48) defeated Melbourne (5.15.45).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (2), M. Weideman (2), B. Jones, L. Richards, H. Sullivan
Melbourne: I. Ridley (2), R. Barassi, N. Clarke, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
40,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
7.6.48 - 5.15.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 7 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 15 | |||