1958 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1958 between Collingwood and North Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1958 VFL season. Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at MCG. In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain. John Brady captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, P. Lucas, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, M. Twomey

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Collingwood (14.12.96) defeated North Melbourne (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (4), T. Merrett (2), B. Serong (2), M. Weideman (2), K. Bennett, G. Fellowes, K. Smale, K. Turner
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (3), J. Dugdale (3), P. Schofield (2), J. Brady, B. Martyn

As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the grand final and North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Collingwood v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 September 1958
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 77,656

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.12.96 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 5 6 . 5 11 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 10 4 . 11 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin COLL by 28 COLL by 19 COLL by 39 COLL by 20 COLL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), John Brady (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Thorold Merrett (Collingwood), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 1 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 4 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
21 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold (avc) ? ? 2 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
48 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 2 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 1 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray (ac) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 3 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 1 ?
25 Cahill, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 3 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
30 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 2 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 16

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