1957 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1957 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1957 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Bill Twomey captained the visitors with Peter Lucas as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Footscray
P. Box, J. Collins, B. Costello, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), K. Bergin, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, B. Greve, D. Howell, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, B. Norman, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Footscray (12.17.89) defeated Collingwood (6.4.40).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (6), R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Kerr, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, T. Whitten
Collingwood: G. Fellowes (2), T. Merrett, B. Serong, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
34,742
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.17.89 - 6.4.40
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | (40) |
| Margin | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 47 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 49 | FOOT by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Bill Twomey
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Peter Lucas
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Costello, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Twomey, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 4 | |||