1956 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1956 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 11 of the 1956 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), I. Brewer, M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, H. Mitchell, M. Nixon, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, J. Towner, G. Willey
Collingwood (15.18.108) defeated Essendon (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Jones (2), N. Mann (2), T. Merrett (2), B. Serong (2), M. Weideman (2), M. Davidson, K. Hedt, R. Richards, K. Turner, M. Twomey
Essendon: J. Gill (2), B. Hutchison (2), M. Pascoe (2), H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
23,814
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.18.108 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 54 | COLL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Nixon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||