1946 VFL Season Round 11: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1946 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round eleven of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with, in the absence of Jack Regan, deputy vice-captain Marcus Whelan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated Collingwood (10.9.69).
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.13.91 - 10.9.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | MELB by 2 | COLL by 1 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Norm SmithVice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Marcus Whelan (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bell, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Knorr, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whelan, Marcus (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||