1947 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Hall, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, A. Denney, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, R. Keegan, G. Moore, D. Newman, B. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Rose, P. Ryan, R. Smith, S. Smith, B. Twomey, C. Utting, M. Whelan
Melbourne (15.5.95) defeated Collingwood (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (9), J. Mueller (3), L. Arnold, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda
Collingwood: G. Moore (4), B. Rose (2), G. Hocking, P. Ryan, S. Smith
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
33,192
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
15.5.95 - 9.16.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 5 | (95) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | level | COLL by 1 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 5 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Keegan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||