1947 VFL Season Round 17: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between Collingwood and Footscray during round seventeen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
Harry Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
Collingwood (17.10.112) defeated Footscray (12.12.84).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
17.10.112 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 3 | 16 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | COLL by 26 | COLL by 40 | COLL by 44 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Jack Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
Footscray
Captain: Harry HickeyCoach: Jim Crowe
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Keegan, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||