1957 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1957 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 1 of the 1957 VFL season.
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
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), I. Brewer, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, D. Howell, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, T. Merrett, D. O'Bree, B. Serong, L. Sharp, F. Tuck, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman, L. Williams
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, B. Donohoe, F. Driscoll, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms
Collingwood (8.10.58) were defeated by Essendon (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Gray (3), R. Gabelich (2), B. Serong (2), K. Turner
Essendon: S. Booth (5), F. Driscoll (4), J. Gill, B. Hutchison, G. Leek, K. Timms
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Twomey
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Peter Lucas
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
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 | |||