1948 VFL Season Round 8: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1948 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round eight of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.17.83) defeated Melbourne (11.10.76).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Gordon Hocking
Coach: Jock McHale
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Frank Hughes
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 | |||