1955 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1955 between Collingwood and North Melbourne during round 13 of the 1955 VFL season. Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at Victoria Park. Lou Richards captained the hosts. Vic Lawrence captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Rymer, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, M. Twomey, N. Waller, D. Walsh

North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Ford, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, R. James, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, A. Mantello, T. McLean, K. McMahon, N. Neeson, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, J. Russell, L. Templar

Collingwood (15.9.99) defeated North Melbourne (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Smale (4), L. Richards (3), H. Sullivan (3), J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Rymer
North Melbourne: R. James (5), J. Brady (2), J. O'Halloran (2), A. Aylett, N. Doolan, J. Ford, T. McLean

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 July 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,813

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. North Melbourne
Score: 15.9.99 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 8 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
North Melbourne 4 . 6 5 . 8 8 . 11 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin NMLB by 15 COLL by 11 COLL by 15 COLL by 7 COLL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne)
Captains: Lou Richards (Collingwood), Vic Lawrence (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
38 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
34 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
1 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 3 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 1 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 4 ?
36 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 3 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 Walsh, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 9

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 2 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 1 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
2 Ford, John ? ? 1 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
3 James, Ron ? ? 5 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
16 McLean, Tom ? ? 1 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Neeson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 2 ?
33 Reddick, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Russell, James ? ? 0 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s