1946 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1946 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1946 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
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
N. Smith (capt.), D. Bell, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, S. Rule
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), M. Whelan (vice-capt.), J. Burns, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, A. Knorr, J. Murphy, D. Newman, B. Noonan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated Collingwood (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), J. Mueller (3), E. O'Rourke (3), A. Byfield, J. Mitchell, S. Rule, N. Smith
Collingwood: L. Fitzgerald (4), D. Fothergill (2), L. Richards (2), P. Kyne, J. Murphy
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Marcus Whelan
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||