1957 VFL Season Round 8: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1957 between Footscray and Collingwood during round eight of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.17.89) defeated Collingwood (6.4.40).
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
Footscray
Captain: unknownCoach: Charlie Sutton
Collingwood
Captain: Bill TwomeyVice-Captain: Peter Lucas
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||