1946 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1946 between Essendon and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Collingwood at the MCG. Dick Reynolds 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 Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon (14.16.100) drew with Collingwood (13.22.100).

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 September 1946
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 77,370

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon drew with Collingwood
Score: 14.16.100 - 13.22.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 2 6 . 5 9 . 11 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Collingwood 3 . 6 7 . 12 11 . 15 13 . 22 13 . 22 (100)
Margin ESSE by 8 COLL by 13 COLL by 16 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Collingwood

Captain: Phonse Kyne
Vice-Captain: Marcus Whelan (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bride

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 3 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Harper, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 1 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 3 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
5 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
1 Tonkes, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 16

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 3 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
16 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Jones, Ray ? ? 0 ?
13 Knorr, Allan ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Harry ? ? 3 ?
15 Murphy, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Noonan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 4 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 1 ?
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) 13 22

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