1948 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1948 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1948 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Geelong
D. Bauer, G. Card, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. White, R. Wood

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

Geelong (10.18.78) defeated Collingwood (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Irvine (4), J. Fitzgerald (2), T. Morrow (2), R. Renfrey, W. Russell
Collingwood: J. Pimm (3), M. Holten, P. Kyne, E. McIntyre, L. Richards, R. Richards, J. Sales, J. Thompson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 31 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 10.18.78 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 7 5 . 8 9 . 16 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Collingwood 2 . 2 6 . 4 9 . 5 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin GEEL by 11 COLL by 2 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Quinn (Geelong), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 2 ?
17 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 0 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 2 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
25 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
30 White, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Wood, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 18

Collingwood

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

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