1956 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, G. Bow, C. Brown, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, B. Ryan, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire
Collingwood
M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Geelong (10.9.69) were defeated by Collingwood (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Bullen (2), J. O'Connell (2), P. Pianto (2), B. Davis, N. Rayson, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise
Collingwood: M. Weideman (5), B. Serong (3), B. Jones (2), B. Kupsch (2), K. Hedt, K. Smale, K. Turner
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
32,155
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
10.9.69 - 15.11.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||