1957 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1957 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1957 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Bill Twomey captained the hosts. Bill Stephen captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), K. Bergin, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Howell, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Norman, J. Powell, B. Renwood, L. Sharp, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, M. Twomey, M. Weideman

Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, W. Clark, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, S. Whitmore, K. Wright

Collingwood (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (13.4.82).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Powell (2), M. Twomey (2), M. Weideman (2), K. Bergin, I. Brewer, B. Gray, B. Jones, B. Norman, K. Turner
Fitzroy: R. Harvey (3), O. Abrahams (2), G. Campbell (2), W. Clark (2), R. Vernon (2), G. Gotch, L. Smyth

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 18 May 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 29,731

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.12.84 - 13.4.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 7 . 4 11 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Fitzroy 3 . 1 7 . 1 11 . 2 13 . 4 13 . 4 (82)
Margin FITZ by 11 COLL by 3 COLL by 6 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Twomey (Collingwood), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bergin, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 1 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 1 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 Norman, Bob ? ? 1 ?
35 Powell, John ? ? 2 ?
34 Renwood, Brian ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 1 ?
1 Twomey, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 2 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 2 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 2 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 1 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 3 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Lane, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 1 ?
8 Stephen, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 2 ?
37 Whitmore, Stan ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s