1957 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1957 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1957 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. Bill Twomey captained the hosts with Peter Lucas as vice-captain. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.

Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), K. Bergin, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Howell, B. Jones, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, B. Norman, B. Serong, L. Sharp, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, E. Guy, B. Hocking, I. Letcher, N. Linney, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, J. Roberts, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Collingwood (12.16.88) defeated St Kilda (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (4), K. Bergin (2), K. Turner (2), B. Jones, T. Merrett, B. Norman, M. Twomey
St Kilda: B. Young (3), B. McCarthy (2), B. Molony (2), B. Gleeson

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 1 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 23,485

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 12.16.88 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 14 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
St Kilda 3 . 2 4 . 4 7 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin STKL by 5 COLL by 7 COLL by 8 COLL by 31 COLL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Alan Killigrew (St Kilda)
Captains: Bill Twomey (Collingwood), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Peter Lucas (Collingwood), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Frood

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bergin, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 4 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 1 ?
20 Norman, Bob ? ? 1 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 2 ?
1 Twomey, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 16

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
3 Hocking, Bryant ? ? 0 ?
5 Letcher, Ian ? ? 0 ?
41 Linney, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 2 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 2 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
36 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 9

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