1956 VFL Season 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 eight of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (9.10.64) defeated North Melbourne (3.4.22).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannVice-Captain: Jack Hamilton
Coach: Phonse Kyne
North Melbourne
Captain: Bob BrookerCoach: Charlie Gaudion
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 | |||