1955 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1955 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
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, B. Rose, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Collingwood (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Spencer (5), B. Johnson (2), B. McKenzie
Collingwood: A. Gooch, N. Mann, B. Rose, K. Smale, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Collingwood in the grand final and Collingwood faced Geelong in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1955
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,215
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
8.8.56 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||