1955 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1955 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1955 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), G. Burton, A. Callow, H. Davies, M. Dihm, B. Gilmore, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, D. Howell, A. Hurst, A. Jeans, M. McCooke, B. McLennan, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, J. Nelson, B. Phillips, J. Reeves, N. Roberts, B. Watt
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), K. Bromage, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Rymer, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, N. Waller, M. Weideman
St Kilda (10.11.71) were defeated by Collingwood (16.20.116).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Gleeson (3), M. McCooke (2), B. Phillips (2), A. Callow, H. Davies, A. Hurst
Collingwood: L. Richards (5), K. Smale (3), D. Healey (2), M. Weideman (2), R. Gabelich, R. Richards, L. Rymer, H. Sullivan
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
10.11.71 - 16.20.116
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Margin | COLL by 16 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 45 | COLL by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Burton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Dihm, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCooke, Milne | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nelson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 20 | |||