1947 VFL Round 19: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1947 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 19 of the 1947 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), R. Carruthers, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, R. Keegan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, B. Rose, T. Ryan, S. Smith, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Dearle, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate

Collingwood (14.17.101) were defeated by Essendon (16.12.108).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Holten (4), B. Rose (3), L. Richards (2), G. Hocking, R. Keegan, P. Kyne, B. Twomey, P. Twomey
Essendon: G. Lane (3), T. Leehane (3), I. Goodingham (2), K. Rawle (2), G. Tate (2), P. Bushby, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, B. McClure

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 30 August 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 33,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 14.17.101 - 16.12.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 6 . 3 10 . 6 12 . 15 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Essendon 3 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 10 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Margin COLL by 16 COLL by 17 COLL by 23 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Jack Murphy (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 4 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
11 Jones, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Keegan, Ray ? ? 1 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Murphy, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 3 ?
33 Ryan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 1 ?
32 Twomey, Pat ? ? 1 ?
27 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 17

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 2 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 3 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 1 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 2 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s