1956 VFL 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 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at 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
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Collingwood (15.6.96) defeated Footscray (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Smale (8), N. Mann (2), B. Greve, B. Jones, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, K. Turner
Footscray: H. Stevens (3), M. Cross (2), R. Duffy, B. Gilmore
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the grand final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||