1946 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1946 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 16 of the 1946 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer 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 Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Broadstock, F. Burge, D. Calverley, F. Cook, J. Eames, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, G. Smeaton, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), M. Whelan (vice-capt.), J. Burns, N. Campbell, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, H. Lambert, G. Moore, J. Murphy, D. Newman, J. Pimm, L. Richards, R. Smith, B. Twomey, C. Utting, T. Wallis

Richmond (18.9.117) defeated Collingwood (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Burge (4), J. Dyer (4), B. Wilson (3), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney (2), B. Morris, G. Smeaton, R. Wright
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (5), J. Pimm (2), J. Burns, L. Fitzgerald, R. Horwood, H. Lambert, L. Richards

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 10 August 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Collingwood
Score: 18.9.117 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 5 7 . 7 14 . 8 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Collingwood 1 . 2 7 . 6 8 . 9 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin RICH by 21 RICH by 1 RICH by 35 RICH by 30 RICH by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Marcus Whelan (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Broadstock, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 4 ?
19 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 4 ?
20 Eames, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Evans, Ron ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 1 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
29 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 3 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Burns, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 1 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 5 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
16 Horwood, Ray ? ? 1 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Moore, Guy ? ? 0 ?
15 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Newman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
18 Pimm, Jack ? ? 2 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
24 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Whelan, Marcus (avc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s