1947 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1947 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Phonse Kyne captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Dearle, L. Field, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Newton, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Burns, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, N. Mann, S. Moon, G. Moore, B. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Rose, P. Ryan, S. Smith, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting
Essendon (9.14.68) were defeated by Collingwood (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Jones (2), G. Abbott, B. Brittingham, B. Hutchison, B. McClure, K. Newton, B. Pearson, D. Reynolds
Collingwood: L. Richards (3), P. Ryan (3), N. Mann (2), J. Green, S. Moon, B. Rose
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
9.14.68 - 11.16.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | COLL by 16 | ESSE by 7 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Field, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Moon, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||