1948 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1948 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1948 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. In the absence of Phonse Kyne, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.

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

St Kilda
P. Bennett, B. Cameron, J. Coffey, F. Green, B. Hancock, L. Lewis, M. McBean, J. Meehan, T. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, F. Pemberton, D. Pickett, G. Ramsay, A. Squire, A. Stevens, B. Wilkie

Collingwood (15.19.109) defeated St Kilda (11.4.70).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Holten (6), P. Twomey (3), L. Richards (2), V. Donald, J. Pimm, B. Rose, B. Twomey
St Kilda: P. Bennett (6), B. Hancock (2), K. Mulhall (2), L. Lewis

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 28 August 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 15.19.109 - 11.4.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 6 . 6 7 . 12 13 . 15 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
St Kilda 3 . 2 6 . 2 8 . 2 11 . 4 11 . 4 (70)
Margin COLL by 22 COLL by 16 COLL by 43 COLL by 39 COLL by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Fred Froude (St Kilda)
Captains: Lou Richards (Collingwood), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Collingwood

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

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 6 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
30 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 2 ?
5 Lewis, Les ? ? 1 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
2 Meehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Millar, Len ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 2 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
1 Pemberton, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Pickett, Des ? ? 0 ?
29 Ramsay, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Stevens, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 4

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