1956 VFL Season Round 15: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between Footscray and Collingwood during round fifteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
In the absence of Wally Donald, vice-captain Jack Collins captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Footscray (11.6.72) were defeated by Collingwood (14.20.104).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
41,639
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
11.6.72 - 14.20.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Margin | FOOT by 18 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 5 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Jack Collins (acting)Coach: Charlie Sutton
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannCoach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 20 | |||