1945 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1945 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1945 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Alby Pannam captained the hosts with Alan Williams as vice-captain.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), M. Boyall, A. Brown, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, L. Fitzgerald, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, N. Leverton, C. McLean, I. Porter, R. Stabb, J. Stock
Collingwood (10.21.81) defeated Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Richards (4), A. Pannam (2), B. Dalkin, H. Mears, D. Newman, A. Williams
Melbourne: I. Porter (4), R. Baggott (3), F. Fanning (2), A. La Fontaine, R. Latham
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
10.21.81 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 21 | 10 | . | 21 | (81) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Alby Pannam
(Collingwood),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Williams
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brown, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Pannam, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 21 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Leverton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 12 | |||