1948 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1948 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1948 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), G. Brokenshire, F. Corby, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Holten, M. Horder, N. Mann, B. Nolan, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, K. Wade
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, D. Hardie, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Collingwood (11.17.83) defeated Melbourne (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Richards (3), B. Rose (3), G. Brokenshire, L. Fitzgerald, M. Holten, P. Kyne, J. Sales
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), L. Arnold (2), N. McMahen (2), G. Bickford, F. Hanna, D. Hardie, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
11.17.83 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | COLL by 14 | MELB by 9 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brokenshire, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Corby, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Horder, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Sales, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hardie, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||