1958 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1958 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi 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
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, K. Carroll, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller
Melbourne (11.12.78) defeated Collingwood (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), R. Barassi (2), I. Ridley (2), A. Webb (2), B. Johnson, G. Tunbridge
Collingwood: T. Merrett (2), R. Gabelich, M. Weideman
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Collingwood in the grand final and Collingwood faced North Melbourne in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1958
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
77,350
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.12.78 - 4.9.33
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | MELB by 24 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
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
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 9 | |||
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 50sScore Timeline
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