1956 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1956 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 10 of the 1956 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. In the absence of Neil Mann, vice-captain Jack Hamilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

St Kilda
B. Annand, R. Barrett, P. Clancy, F. Cole, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, M. Giblett, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, F. Hanrahan, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Muir, B. Murray, M. Stephenson, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, B. Young

Collingwood
J. Hamilton (capt.), G. Borrack, M. Davidson, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, M. Hicks, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, N. Waller

St Kilda (9.9.63) were defeated by Collingwood (8.21.69).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (3), Bill Gleeson (2), P. Clancy, F. Cole, Brian Gleeson, G. Minihan
Collingwood: T. Merrett (2), F. Tuck (2), M. Davidson, B. Dorman, K. Hedt, K. Smale

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: St Kilda v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 16 June 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 26,800

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.9.63 - 8.21.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 5 5 . 7 8 . 9 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Collingwood 1 . 2 5 . 9 6 . 15 8 . 21 8 . 21 (69)
Margin STKL by 21 COLL by 2 STKL by 6 COLL by 6 COLL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Jack Hamilton (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
28 Barrett, Ray ? ? 0 ?
36 Clancy, Peter ? ? 1 ?
40 Cole, Fred ? ? 1 ?
16 Dale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 0 ?
36 Giblett, Michael ? ? 0 ?
24 Gleeson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
43 Hanrahan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 1 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
31 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
19 Stephenson, Max ? ? 0 ?
34 Waldron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Borrack, Graham ? ? 0 ?
16 Davidson, Max ? ? 1 ?
6 Dorman, Brian ? ? 1 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack (ac) ? ? 0 ?
18 Hedt, Ken ? ? 1 ?
37 Hicks, Merv ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 2 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 1 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 2 ?
36 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 21

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s