1957 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1957 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1957 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Bill Twomey captained the hosts with Peter Lucas as vice-captain. John Beckwith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, M. Delanty, B. Gray, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, B. Jones, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, M. Twomey, M. Weideman

Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson

Collingwood (7.7.49) drew with Melbourne (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Greve (2), B. Turner (2), M. Weideman (2), B. Gray
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), I. Ridley (2), B. Johnson, A. Webb

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 July 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 24,216

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood drew with Melbourne
Score: 7.7.49 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 1 3 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 8 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin MELB by 15 MELB by 4 MELB by 3 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Twomey (Collingwood), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Peter Lucas (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 1 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 2 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 2 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Twomey, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 7

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 2 ?
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Brenchley, Peter ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Fenton-Smith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 1 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Wilson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 13

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