1956 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1956 between Collingwood and Footscray in the preliminary final of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at the MCG.
Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Collingwood (15.6.96) defeated Footscray (7.15.57).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1956
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
94,104
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.6.96 - 7.15.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | (96) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | COLL by 19 | FOOT by 1 | COLL by 26 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannVice-Captain: Jack Hamilton
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Footscray
Captain: Wally DonaldVice-Captain: Jack Collins
Coach: Charlie Sutton
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 6 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||