1947 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1947 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 7 of the 1947 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Keegan, N. Mann, S. Moon, G. Moore, L. Richards, B. Rose, S. Smith, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, D. Calverley, F. Cook, R. Durham, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, W. Russell, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Collingwood (10.13.73) were defeated by Richmond (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: N. Mann (6), B. Rose (2), S. Moon, L. Richards
Richmond: L. Taylor (5), J. Dyer (2), L. Jones (2), F. Burge

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 31 May 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 27,500

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Richmond
Score: 10.13.73 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 3 5 . 6 7 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Richmond 1 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 10 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin COLL by 11 RICH by 2 level RICH by 1 RICH by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Jack Murphy (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Keegan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Mann, Neil ? ? 6 ?
31 Moon, Stan ? ? 1 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 1 ?
19 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 2 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
25 Taylor, Laurie ? ? 5 ?
29 Watson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

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