1956 VFL Season Round 17: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Geelong and Collingwood during round seventeen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.9.69) were defeated by Collingwood (15.11.101).
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
Geelong
Captain: Bob DavisCoach: Reg Hickey
Collingwood
Captain: unknownCoach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||