1955 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1955 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Rymer, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Essendon (19.19.133) defeated Collingwood (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), R. Fox (4), H. Mitchell (3), G. Sewell (3), M. Pascoe (2), J. Clarke, K. Peucker
Collingwood: D. Healey (2), T. Merrett (2), B. Jones, N. Mann, R. Richards, K. Smale
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
34,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
19.19.133 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 81 | ESSE by 73 | ESSE by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 19 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||