1949 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1949 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1949 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Don Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, K. Coghlan, M. Dunstan, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, P. Lucas, N. Mann, J. Pimm, J. Sales, B. Shannon, S. Smith, B. Twomey, P. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade

Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, B. Chadwick, G. Collins, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Rule, L. Toyne, M. Woods

Collingwood (7.16.58) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Kyne (2), J. Green, J. Pimm, S. Smith, B. Twomey, P. Twomey
Melbourne: L. Arnold (3), A. Dullard (3), A. Rodda (2), D. Heywood, L. Toyne

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 July 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.16.58 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 6 5 . 9 7 . 12 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 7 7 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin COLL by 3 COLL by 8 COLL by 1 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Don Cordner (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Broderick, Neville ? ? 0 ?
9 Coghlan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
12 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 1 ?
36 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
2 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 2 ?
32 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 1 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 1 ?
27 Twomey, Pat ? ? 1 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 16

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 3 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Chadwick, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Craddock, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 3 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 1 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 2 ?
27 Rollason, Ken ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Toyne, Len ? ? 1 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

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