1957 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1957 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round two of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Bill Twomey captained the visitors with Peter Lucas as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne (10.20.80) defeated Collingwood (10.12.72).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
44,971
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
10.20.80 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 20 | 10 | . | 20 | (80) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | COLL by 6 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: John BeckwithCoach: Norm Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Bill TwomeyVice-Captain: Peter Lucas
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Crameri, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 20 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Twomey, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||