1955 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1955 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1955 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Neil Mann captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, B. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Charles, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, L. Jarman, G. Knight, K. Murray, B. Pert, B. Smith, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, B. Wilson, K. Wright
Collingwood (7.17.59) defeated Fitzroy (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Merrett (2), R. Richards (2), D. Healey, K. Smale, M. Weideman
Fitzroy: G. Knight (3), O. Abrahams, L. Jarman, B. Pert, K. Webb
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
19,270
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
7.17.59 - 7.7.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | COLL by 9 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Charles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Jarman, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||