1949 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, C. Cox, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, M. Spittle, B. Stone
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, N. Mann, E. McIntyre, G. Moore, J. Pimm, R. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, B. Shannon, S. Smith, H. Stevens, L. Thompson, C. Utting, K. Wade
Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Collingwood (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Arnold (4), D. Cordner (2), E. Craddock, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule
Collingwood: R. Richards (4), B. Rose (2), B. Shannon (2), P. Kyne, E. McIntyre, G. Moore
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,116
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
12.8.80 - 11.16.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | COLL by 5 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rollason, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stone, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hocking, Gordon (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Sales, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thompson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||