1949 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1949 between Collingwood and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1949 VFL season. Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, G. Hams, D. Healey, N. Mann, E. McIntyre, G. Moore, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, H. Stevens, J. Thompson, P. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), J. Bradford, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, E. O'Rourke, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, J. Spencer

Collingwood (19.13.127) defeated North Melbourne (10.17.77).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (5), J. Green (3), J. Pimm (3), M. Dunstan, L. Fitzgerald, G. Hocking, P. Kyne, E. McIntyre, H. Stevens, J. Thompson, P. Twomey
North Melbourne: J. Bradford (2), D. Condon (2), L. Foote (2), D. O'Brien (2), E. O'Rourke, J. Spencer

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 April 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 21,500

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. North Melbourne
Score: 19.13.127 - 10.17.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 8 . 6 12 . 7 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
North Melbourne 3 . 5 5 . 9 9 . 13 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Margin NMLB by 15 COLL by 15 COLL by 12 COLL by 50 COLL by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Les Foote (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 1 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 3 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
2 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 1 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 1 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 0 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 3 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 5 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
33 Thompson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
27 Twomey, Pat ? ? 1 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 13

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bradford, Jim ? ? 2 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 2 ?
26 O'Rourke, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 17

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