1957 VFL Season Round 1: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1957 between Collingwood and Essendon during round one of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Bill Twomey captained the hosts with Peter Lucas as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood (8.10.58) were defeated by Essendon (13.15.93).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
30,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.10.58 - 13.15.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 12 | COLL by 2 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Bill TwomeyVice-Captain: Peter Lucas
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Bree, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Twomey, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Driscoll, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||