1946 VFL 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 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at 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.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), M. Whelan (vice-capt.), J. Burns, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, H. Lambert, N. Mann, J. Murphy, D. Newman, B. Noonan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, B. Rose, P. Ryan, C. Utting, T. Wallis
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, S. Rule, R. Stabb
Collingwood (14.16.100) were defeated by Melbourne (16.17.113).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (5), H. Lambert (2), J. Pimm (2), L. Fitzgerald, M. Holten, P. Kyne, L. Richards, P. Ryan
Melbourne: J. Mueller (8), E. O'Rourke (3), J. Mitchell (2), A. Dullard, A. Rodda, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Melbourne faced Essendon in the grand final.
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
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Marcus Whelan
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||