1948 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1948 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 14 of the 1948 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), A. Denney, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, N. Mann, E. McIntyre, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, C. Utting

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme, G. Tate

Collingwood (12.13.85) were defeated by Essendon (16.11.107).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Holten (3), L. Richards (3), R. Richards (3), E. McIntyre, J. Pimm, J. Thompson
Essendon: B. Brittingham (6), K. Rawle (2), D. Bigelow, P. Bushby, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, D. Reynolds, B. Syme

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 24 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 35,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 12.13.85 - 16.11.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 5 5 . 6 12 . 11 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Essendon 0 . 3 6 . 6 11 . 7 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Margin COLL by 20 ESSE by 6 COLL by 10 ESSE by 22 ESSE by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 3 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 1 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 3 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 3 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 1 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 6 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Fisher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 1 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 1 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 2 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 1 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 11

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