1948 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1948 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1948 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), C. Carroll, D. Condon, C. Curtin, K. Dynon, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, J. Kuhl, T. Larsen, J. Lyons, A. Maas, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, N. Stibbard, T. Walsh

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), G. Brokenshire, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, D. Healey, R. Horwood, R. Keegan, N. Mann, G. Moore, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, S. Smith, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting

North Melbourne (9.12.66) were defeated by Collingwood (11.20.86).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Curtin (4), K. Dynon (2), D. Condon, L. Foote, L. Francis
Collingwood: L. Richards (4), G. Brokenshire (2), G. Moore (2), J. Pimm, S. Smith, B. Twomey

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 17 April 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.12.66 - 11.20.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 4 3 . 7 7 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Collingwood 2 . 3 5 . 9 6 . 12 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
Margin NMLB by 7 COLL by 14 NMLB by 4 COLL by 20 COLL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Carroll, Chris ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 1 ?
10 Curtin, Claude ? ? 4 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 1 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 1 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
14 Kuhl, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Maas, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 0 ?
8 Walsh, Terry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Keegan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 2 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 4 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 1 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 1 ?
27 Twomey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 20

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