1956 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1956 between Collingwood and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1956 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
Bob Brooker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), M. Davidson, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, K. Turner, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, J. Brady, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, P. Hamilton, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, C. Marendaz, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Collingwood (9.10.64) defeated North Melbourne (3.4.22).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (3), K. Smale (3), M. Weideman (2), B. Serong
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (2), L. Dwyer
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
22,650
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
9.10.64 - 3.4.22
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | (22) |
| Margin | COLL by 25 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 46 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Macquire, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Marendaz, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Reddick, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 4 | |||