1948 VFL 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 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at 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
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, G. Collins, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, D. Heywood, A. McGowan, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, N. Smith, M. Spittle
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Holten, R. Horwood, N. Mann, E. McIntyre, B. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Rose, S. Smith, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
Melbourne (25.16.166) defeated Collingwood (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (8), N. Smith (6), E. Craddock (2), B. McKenzie (2), A. Rodda (2), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, A. Dullard, S. McGrath, N. McMahen
Collingwood: B. Rose (4), B. Twomey (3), P. Kyne (2), E. McIntyre (2), L. Fitzgerald, G. Hocking, L. Richards, P. Twomey
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Essendon in the grand final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||