1958 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1958 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
Back:
J. Beckwith (capt.), P. Marquis, C. Wilson
Half-back:
I. Thorogood, D. Williams, K. Carroll
Centre:
B. Dixon, L. Mithen, I. McLean
Half-forward:
G. Tunbridge, T. Johnson, P. Brenchley
Forward:
B. Johnson, A. Webb, F. Adams
Follower:
D. Fenton-Smith, R. Barassi (vice-capt.), I. Ridley
Sub.:
N. Crompton, T. Gleeson
Collingwood
Back:
R. Reeves, H. Sullivan, R. Gabelich
Half-back:
K. Rose, M. Delanty, P. Lucas
Centre:
B. Gray, J. Henderson, K. Turner
Half-forward:
B. Serong, M. Weideman (capt.), B. Beers
Forward:
M. Twomey, I. Brewer, K. Bennett
Follower:
B. Harrison, G. Fellowes, T. Merrett (vice-capt.)
Sub.:
B. Greve, K. Smale
Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Collingwood (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), R. Barassi (2), P. Brenchley, N. Crompton, B. Johnson, I. McLean, I. Ridley
Collingwood: B. Beers (2), K. Bennett (2), I. Brewer (2), T. Merrett (2), M. Weideman (2), G. Fellowes, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Collingwood were the premiers and Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 20 September 1958
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
97,956
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
9.10.64 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 18 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash,
E:
B. Barbour
Goal Umpire:
J. Lee,
A. Rees
Boundary Umpire:
D. Fitzgerald,
P. Stone
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Adams, Frank | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Beckwith, John (c) | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brenchley, Peter | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Carroll, Keith | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crompton, Neil | SUB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dixon, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gleeson, Terry | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Bob | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Johnson, Trevor | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Marquis, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McLean, Ian | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Mithen, Laurie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ridley, Ian | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Thorogood, Ian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tunbridge, Geoff | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Webb, Athol | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Don | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wilson, Colin | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Beers, Brian | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Bennett, Ken | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Brewer, Ian | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Delanty, Mike | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fellowes, Graeme | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Greve, Bob | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Harrison, Barry | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Henderson, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lucas, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Reeves, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rose, Kevin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Serong, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Smale, Ken | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Sullivan, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Turner, Ken | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Twomey, Mick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (ac) | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 17 | R. Reeves | 20 | H. Sullivan | 13 | R. Gabelich | 4 | D. Fenton-Smith | 25 | N. Crompton | ||||||
| 17 | F. Adams | 5 | A. Webb | 8 | B. Johnson | 2 | R. Barassi (vc) | 14 | T. Gleeson | ||||||
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| 15 | K. Rose | 24 | M. Delanty | 2 | P. Lucas |
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| 6 | P. Brenchley | 3 | T. Johnson | 24 | G. Tunbridge |
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| 22 | B. Gray | 4 | J. Henderson | 19 | K. Turner |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | G. Fellowes | 6 | K. Smale | |||||||||||
| 14 | B. Serong | 1 | M. Weideman (ac) | 7 | B. Beers | 16 | T. Merrett (avc) |
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| 11 | K. Carroll | 12 | D. Williams | 20 | I. Thorogood |
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| 23 | M. Twomey | 5 | I. Brewer | 11 | K. Bennett |
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| 10 | C. Wilson | 7 | P. Marquis | 1 | J. Beckwith (c) |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Phonse Kyne | ||||||||||||||