1946 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1946 between Collingwood and Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at the MCG.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with, in the absence of Jack Regan, deputy vice-captain Marcus Whelan as vice-captain.
Norm Smith captained the visitors with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood (14.16.100) were defeated by Melbourne (16.17.113).
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,444
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
14.16.100 - 16.17.113
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Margin | COLL by 23 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 23 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Marcus Whelan (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale
Melbourne
Captain: Norm SmithVice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whelan, Marcus (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | |||