1955 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 16 of the 1955 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
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, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), B. Archbold, D. Beasy, K. Bergin, L. Berner, J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, B. Crowe, V. English, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, B. Molony, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, J. Paice, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Collingwood (12.17.89) defeated Carlton (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Smale (7), T. Merrett (2), B. Jones, L. Richards, M. Weideman
Carlton: N. O'Brien (2), D. Beasy, K. Bergin, B. Crowe, B. Molony, F. Munro
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
28,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Carlton
Score:
12.17.89 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Archbold, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Paice, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||