1948 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1948 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 4 of the 1948 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Lindsay White captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.

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

Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, A. Burrell, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, M. Trewin, L. Turner, J. Whitten, B. Wilson

Collingwood (18.13.121) defeated Geelong (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Brokenshire (5), P. Kyne (5), L. Richards (3), F. Corby, M. Holten, N. Mann, S. Smith, P. Twomey
Geelong: L. White (5), M. Lynch (3), R. Renfrey (2), J. Whitten (2), F. Flanagan

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 8 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 18.13.121 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 10 . 3 16 . 5 17 . 11 18 . 13 18 . 13 (121)
Geelong 2 . 1 3 . 1 7 . 5 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin COLL by 50 COLL by 82 COLL by 66 COLL by 33 COLL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Tommy Quinn (Geelong)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Lindsay White (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Hamid

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? 5 ?
32 Corby, Frank ? ? 1 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 1 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Keegan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 5 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 1 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 3 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 1 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Twomey, Pat ? ? 1 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Burrell, Alf ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
2 Hovey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 3 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 2 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
15 Trewin, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay (c) ? ? 5 ?
5 Whitten, Jack ? ? 2 ?
34 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 10

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