1949 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1949 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 6 of the 1949 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

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

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, G. Goninon, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, B. Syme, G. Tate

Collingwood (11.16.82) defeated Essendon (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Kyne (2), J. Pimm (2), B. Rose (2), L. Fitzgerald, D. Healey, N. Mann, R. Richards, H. Stevens
Essendon: T. Leehane (4), J. Coleman (3), B. Hutchison (3), G. Hassell, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 May 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 11.16.82 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 7 . 8 7 . 11 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Essendon 5 . 3 9 . 3 12 . 6 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin ESSE by 25 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 25 COLL by 1 COLL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 1 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
36 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Healey, Des ? ? 1 ?
2 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 2 ?
32 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 1 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 2 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 2 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
33 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 16

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 3 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Goninon, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 1 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 3 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 4 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 9

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