1955 VFL Season Round 11: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round eleven of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (7.6.48) defeated Melbourne (5.15.45).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Melbourne
Captain: Noel McMahenCoach: Norm Smith
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 | |||