1947 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1947 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, M. Currie, R. Durham, D. Fraser, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, W. Russell, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
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, J. Pimm, L. Richards, T. Ryan, S. Smith, C. Utting, T. Wallis
Richmond (20.14.134) defeated Collingwood (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Mooney (5), L. Taylor (5), J. Dyer (3), B. Wilson (3), F. Burge, D. Fraser, M. Oppy, R. Stokes
Collingwood: M. Holten (2), R. Keegan (2), N. Mann (2), A. Denney, G. Hocking
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
31,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
20.14.134 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 10 | 20 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 14 | (134) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | RICH by 24 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 71 | RICH by 74 | RICH by 74 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||