1948 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1948 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 17 of the 1948 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), G. Brokenshire, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Holten, M. Horder, R. Horwood, N. Mann, G. Moore, J. Pimm, L. Richards, B. Rose, H. Stevens, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, R. Durham, M. Evans, D. Fraser, F. Howard, B. Morris, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, C. Watson, B. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Collingwood (15.18.108) defeated Richmond (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Richards (4), M. Holten (3), G. Moore (2), L. Fitzgerald, P. Kyne, J. Pimm, B. Rose, H. Stevens, C. Utting
Richmond: J. Dyer (3), M. Evans (2), D. Fraser (2), R. Poulter (2), R. Stokes

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 21 August 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 15.18.108 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 4 7 . 10 13 . 15 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Richmond 2 . 1 6 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin COLL by 21 COLL by 11 COLL by 44 COLL by 36 COLL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 1 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 3 ?
11 Horder, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 2 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 4 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 18

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
6 Evans, Max ? ? 2 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
28 Howard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 2 ?
11 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 1 ?
13 Watson, Clive ? ? 0 ?
12 Williams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

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