1948 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1948 between Collingwood and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at the MCG.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Collingwood (17.17.119) defeated Footscray (12.12.84).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
71,514
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
17.17.119 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 10 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Gordon Hocking
Coach: Jock McHale
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Denney, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Donald, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||