1956 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 6 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, M. Davidson, B. Dorman, A. Gooch, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Goldsmith, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, L. May, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire
Collingwood (10.7.67) defeated Geelong (2.14.26).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (3), K. Smale (2), M. Twomey (2), M. Weideman (2), B. Jones
Geelong: B. Davis, J. O'Connell
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||