1956 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1956 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, B. Dorman, A. Gooch, B. Gray, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, D. O'Bree, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
South Melbourne
R. Clegg, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, F. Goldsmith, E. Hicks, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, I. Monks, F. Primmer, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan, M. Younger
Collingwood (12.18.90) defeated South Melbourne (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (3), B. Jones (2), D. O'Bree (2), K. Smale (2), B. Gray, B. Greve, B. Serong
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (3), J. Ferguson, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, I. Monks
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
24,800
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.18.90 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Bree, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hicks, Ellis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||