1957 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1957 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at 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
J. Beckwith (capt.), D. Atkinson, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, K. Carroll, P. Cook, B. Crameri, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams
Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), I. Brewer, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, D. Howell, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman, L. Williams
Melbourne (10.20.80) defeated Collingwood (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), G. Tunbridge (2), A. Webb (2), R. Barassi, P. Cook, D. Fenton-Smith
Collingwood: I. Brewer (3), M. Weideman (2), B. Greve, B. Jones, B. Serong, K. Smale, N. Waller
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Collingwood were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Bill Twomey
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Peter Lucas
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||