1956 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1956 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Neil Mann, vice-captain Jack Hamilton captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Collingwood
J. Hamilton (capt.), M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, M. Hicks, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Collingwood (9.6.60) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Hedt (2), R. Gabelich, J. Hamilton, B. Jones, B. Kupsch, L. Sharp, K. Smale, N. Waller
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), B. Dixon
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
31,089
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
9.6.60 - 10.13.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Hicks, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||