1945 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1945 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Alby Pannam captained the visitors with, in the absence of Alan Williams, deputy vice-captain Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, G. Bickford, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, C. Newman, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, L. Hustler, H. Mears, G. Moore, H. Naismith, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
Melbourne (10.17.77) were defeated by Collingwood (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), D. Cordner (2), R. Baggott, F. Fanning, R. Latham, I. Porter
Collingwood: G. Moore (3), B. Dalkin (2), D. Fothergill (2), A. Pannam (2), L. Richards (2), P. Ryan (2), B. Twomey (2), M. Holten
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
10.17.77 - 16.16.112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | COLL by 12 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hustler, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pannam, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 16 | |||