1956 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
J. Collins (capt.), P. Box, A. Clough, M. Cross, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), I. Brewer, M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Footscray (11.6.72) were defeated by Collingwood (14.20.104).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Cross (3), J. Collins (2), R. Duffy (2), H. Stevens (2), P. Box, J. Kerr
Collingwood: B. Jones (5), M. Weideman (4), M. Davidson, T. Merrett, B. Serong, F. Tuck, N. Waller
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Collins
(Footscray),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
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 | |||