1946 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1946 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 17 of the 1946 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with, in the absence of Jack Regan, deputy vice-captain Marcus Whelan as vice-captain.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
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, J. Murphy, B. Noonan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, B. Rose, R. Smith, C. Swenson, B. Twomey, K. Wade
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, B. Power, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Collingwood (20.12.132) defeated Footscray (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Fitzgerald (5), J. Pimm (4), D. Fothergill (3), L. Richards (2), C. Swenson (2), M. Holten, P. Kyne, H. Lambert, B. Rose
Footscray: A. Collins (3), A. Moncrieff (2), N. Ware (2), J. Thoms, J. Welsh, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
20.12.132 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | COLL by 20 | COLL by 38 | COLL by 53 | COLL by 62 | COLL by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Marcus Whelan
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Campbell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Swenson, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whelan, Marcus (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||