1956 VFL Season Round 6: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Collingwood and Geelong during round six of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood (10.7.67) defeated Geelong (2.14.26).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
28,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
10.7.67 - 2.14.26
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 10 | 1 | . | 13 | 2 | . | 14 | 2 | . | 14 | (26) |
| Margin | COLL by 17 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannVice-Captain: Jack Hamilton
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Goldsmith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | May, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 14 | |||