1948 VFL 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 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at 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
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), A. Denney, V. Donald, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Holten, N. Mann, G. Moore, B. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Rose, S. Smith, H. Stevens, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, V. Morrissey, B. Reid, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Collingwood (17.17.119) defeated Footscray (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (8), L. Fitzgerald (2), L. Richards (2), B. Rose (2), M. Holten, P. Kyne, G. Moore
Footscray: J. Ryan (4), N. Webb (2), H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, B. Reid, T. Robb, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the preliminary final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
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
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
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 | |||