1955 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1955 between Collingwood and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1955 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Hawthorn at Victoria Park. Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain. John Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Batchelor, 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

Hawthorn
Back: B. Kann, D. Gent, J. Kennedy (capt.)
Half-back: A. Hughes, C. Philp, L. Crane
Centre: P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: R. Simmonds, A. Woodley, G. Arthur
Forward: C. Thompson, J. Peck, R. Yeoman
Follower: I. Egerton, P. Cash, K. Coghlan
Sub.: B. Boland, N. Voigt

Collingwood (10.11.71) defeated Hawthorn (5.6.36).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (2), R. Richards (2), K. Smale (2), M. Weideman (2), D. Healey, L. Rymer
Hawthorn: G. Arthur, K. Coghlan, J. Peck, A. Woodley, R. Yeoman

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Collingwood v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 30 July 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.11.71 - 5.6.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 2 . 7 2 . 9 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Hawthorn 1 . 3 1 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Margin HWTH by 1 COLL by 10 HWTH by 8 COLL by 35 COLL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Lou Richards (Collingwood), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Neil Mann (Collingwood), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Batchelor, Keith ? ? 0 ?
38 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
32 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 1 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 2 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
1 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 2 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 2 ?
36 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 11

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFR ? 1 ?
1 Boland, Brian SUB↑ ? 0 ?
5 Cash, Pat RR ? 0 ?
6 Coghlan, Kevin RO ? 1 ?
14 Crane, Len HBFR↓ ? 0 ?
32 Egerton, Ian RU ? 0 ?
26 Gent, Don FB ? 0 ?
12 Hughes, Alf HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Kann, Brian BPL ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) BPR ? 0 ?
15 O'Brien, Phil WL↓ ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFL ? 0 ?
20 Thompson, Clayton FPL ? 0 ?
17 Voigt, Noel SUB↑ ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan CHF ? 1 ?
21 Yeoman, Ray FPR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 6

B. Boland replaced L. Crane during the third quarter.
N. Voigt replaced P. O'Brien during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Collingwood Coach: Phonse Kyne
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 B. Kann 26 D. Gent 10 J. Kennedy (c)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



12 A. Hughes 8 C. Philp 14 L. Crane













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



15 P. O'Brien 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 32 I. Egerton 1 B. Boland
HALF-FORWARD 5 P. Cash 17 N. Voigt
27 R. Simmonds 24 A. Woodley 2 G. Arthur 6 K. Coghlan











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 C. Thompson 23 J. Peck 21 R. Yeoman













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale