1947 VFL Season Round 5: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round five of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain 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 (15.5.95) defeated Collingwood (9.16.70).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)Coach: Frank Hughes
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Jack Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
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 (ac) | ? | ? | 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 | |||