1947 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1947 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1947 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, H. Lambert, N. Mann, G. Moore, B. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Rose, P. Ryan, S. Smith, B. Twomey, C. Utting, M. Whelan
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Bywater, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, L. Holland, B. King, A. Linden, B. Lucas, H. Mears, J. Mullane, M. Piggott, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, P. Tippett, B. Williams, L. Williams
Collingwood (19.24.138) defeated South Melbourne (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (5), G. Moore (3), L. Richards (3), B. Twomey (2), J. Burns, G. Hocking, M. Holten, J. Murphy, B. Rose, S. Smith
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (3), T. Roulent (3), B. Williams (3), V. Castles, J. Graham, L. Williams
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.24.138 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 24 | 19 | . | 24 | (138) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | COLL by 16 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 49 | COLL by 52 | COLL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lambert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 24 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Allen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mullane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Piggott, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||