1947 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1947 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1947 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Phonse Kyne, vice-captain Jack Murphy captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
J. Murphy (capt.), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, N. Mann, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, R. Richards, R. Smith, S. Smith, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, W. Lock, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle, R. Stabb
Collingwood (7.14.56) were defeated by Melbourne (7.19.61).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Pimm (3), J. Green, M. Holten, N. Mann, P. Twomey
Melbourne: L. Arnold (2), A. Dullard (2), L. Dockett, N. McMahen, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
7.14.56 - 7.19.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Margin | COLL by 13 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 2 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | |||