1956 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1956 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
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
N. Mann (capt.), M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Melbourne (11.14.80) defeated Collingwood (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), S. Spencer (3), R. Barassi, C. Laidlaw, N. McMahen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral
Collingwood: M. Weideman (3), N. Mann (2), K. Turner (2), B. Kupsch
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Collingwood in the grand final and Collingwood faced Footscray in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1956
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
91,680
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.14.80 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | level | COLL by 1 | COLL by 1 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||