1948 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1948 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1948 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell

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

Essendon (16.12.108) defeated Collingwood (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Jones (5), G. Lane (4), B. Hutchison (2), K. Rawle (2), D. Reynolds (2), H. Equid
Collingwood: M. Holten (4), R. Keegan (2), S. Smith (2), G. Brokenshire, D. Healey, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, J. Thompson

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 1 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 16.12.108 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 2 8 . 6 13 . 8 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Collingwood 5 . 1 6 . 3 10 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin COLL by 11 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 1 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
8 Harper, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 5 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 2 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 1 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 4 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Keegan, Ray ? ? 2 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 1 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 2 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 9

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