1948 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1948 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1948 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, B. Wilson

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), G. Brokenshire, F. Corby, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Horder, R. Horwood, R. Keegan, N. Mann, G. Moore, L. Richards, J. Sales, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade

Richmond (21.14.140) defeated Collingwood (9.21.75).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (8), D. Fraser (3), R. Poulter (3), B. Morris (2), S. Tomlins (2), L. Jones, G. Spring, B. Wilson
Collingwood: G. Brokenshire (3), N. Mann (2), G. Hocking, R. Horwood, G. Moore, L. Richards

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 22 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 33,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Collingwood
Score: 21.14.140 - 9.21.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 11 . 10 15 . 10 21 . 14 21 . 14 (140)
Collingwood 4 . 7 5 . 9 8 . 19 9 . 21 9 . 21 (75)
Margin COLL by 16 RICH by 37 RICH by 33 RICH by 65 RICH by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 8 ?
20 Evans, Ron ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 3 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 1 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 2 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Phillips, Pat ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
11 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
23 Tomlins, Stan ? ? 2 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 21 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? 3 ?
32 Corby, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 1 ?
11 Horder, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 1 ?
14 Keegan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 2 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 1 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 21

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