1948 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1948 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne (25.16.166) defeated Collingwood (15.11.101).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 25 September 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
63,501
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
25.16.166 - 15.11.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 15 | 25 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 16 | (166) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 55 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Frank Hughes
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Gordon Hocking
Coach: Jock McHale
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||