1958 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1958 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 15 of the 1958 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Frank Tuck captained the hosts with Murray Weideman as vice-captain. Jack Clarke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), I. Brewer, M. Delanty, D. Dixon, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, B. Harrison, B. Jones, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, R. Reeves, B. Serong, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner

Collingwood (11.9.75) were defeated by Essendon (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (3), B. Gray (3), T. Merrett (3), B. Jones (2)
Essendon: M. Pascoe (3), J. Birt (2), R. Evans (2), G. Leek (2), J. Clarke, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 2 August 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 35,490

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 11.9.75 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 6 8 . 6 10 . 7 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Essendon 1 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 11 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin COLL by 26 COLL by 17 COLL by 8 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Frank Tuck (Collingwood), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 3 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
30 Dixon, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 3 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
37 Jones, Bill ? ? 2 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 3 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 9

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
26 Donohoe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
13 Gallagher, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
7 Mann, Lance ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
17 Moloney, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
34 Pascoe, Mal ? ? 3 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
35 Shearman, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
33 Towner, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 14

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