1948 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1948 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1948 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, A. Linton, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), G. Brokenshire, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Holten, R. Horwood, N. Mann, E. McIntyre, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, K. Wade

Footscray (10.11.71) were defeated by Collingwood (19.9.123).

Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Laffey (3), A. Olliver (2), B. Reid (2), B. Wood (2), L. McCankie
Collingwood: J. Pimm (4), R. Richards (4), L. Richards (3), M. Holten (2), P. Kyne (2), E. McIntyre (2), J. Thompson (2)

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 3 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.11.71 - 19.9.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Collingwood 3 . 2 11 . 5 13 . 7 19 . 9 19 . 9 (123)
Margin FOOT by 7 COLL by 30 COLL by 29 COLL by 52 COLL by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Barker, Lou ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Laffey, Merv ? ? 3 ?
20 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Logan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 1 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Miller, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Moncrieff, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 2 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
4 Reid, Bob ? ? 2 ?
30 Robb, Tim ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Webb, Norm ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 2 ?
20 Yewers, Clive ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 2 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 2 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 2 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 4 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 3 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 4 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 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