1956 VFL Season Round 18: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (9.6.60) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Jack Hamilton (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Melbourne
Captain: Noel McMahenCoach: Norm Smith
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 | |||