1955 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1955 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Lou Richards captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, T. Whitten
Collingwood
L. Richards (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, F. Tuck, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Footscray (5.13.43) defeated Collingwood (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Trusler (3), J. Collins, J. Kerr
Collingwood: B. Rose (2), B. Twomey (2), B. Jones
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
42,354
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
Collingwood
Score:
5.13.43 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 9 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
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 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||