1947 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 17 of the 1947 VFL season.
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
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, R. Keegan, N. Mann, G. Moore, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, S. Smith, B. Twomey, C. Utting
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, P. Hand, M. Isaac, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, T. Miller, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Collingwood (17.10.112) defeated Footscray (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Richards (4), R. Keegan (3), N. Mann (3), M. Holten (2), P. Kyne (2), G. Hocking, G. Moore, B. Twomey
Footscray: B. Wood (3), H. Hickey (2), J. Logan (2), J. Ryan (2), D. Bryden, A. Olliver, T. Robb
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Harry Hickey
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
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 | |||