1947 VFL Season Round 16: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1947 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Phonse Kyne, vice-captain Jack Murphy captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood (7.14.56) were defeated by Melbourne (7.19.61).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Jack Murphy (acting)Coach: Jock McHale
Melbourne
Captain: Norm SmithVice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes
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 (vc) | ? | ? | 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 | |||