1958 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1958 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1958 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Frank Tuck captained the visitors with Murray Weideman as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, J. Collins, B. Costello, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman, D. Whitten

Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, B. Donegan, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, B. Harrison, D. Howell, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, B. Twomey, N. Waller

Footscray (4.5.29) were defeated by Collingwood (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Howard (2), D. Ross, J. Schultz
Collingwood: I. Brewer (3), K. Bennett (2), T. Merrett (2), B. Twomey (2), M. Weideman (2), E. Hutchesson

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 12 April 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 33,824

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 4.5.29 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 3 2 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Collingwood 2 . 2 6 . 6 8 . 9 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 27 COLL by 28 COLL by 54 COLL by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Frank Tuck (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
41 Anderson, Lyall ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Costello, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Howard, Ron ? ? 2 ?
4 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Kelvin ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 1 ?
32 Schultz, John ? ? 1 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitten, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 5

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 2 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 3 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
23 Donegan, Barry ? ? 0 ?
8 Dorman, Brian ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
14 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 2 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Twomey, Bill ? ? 2 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray (vc) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

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