1949 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1949 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1949 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. McLeish, G. Tate

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, V. Donald, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Horwood, P. Lucas, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, B. Rose, B. Shannon, S. Smith, H. Stevens, J. Thompson, L. Thompson, B. Twomey, C. Utting

Essendon (16.21.117) defeated Collingwood (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (8), G. Lane (3), D. Bigelow, V. Fisher, B. Hutchison, R. McEwin, G. Tate
Collingwood: S. Smith (2), B. Twomey (2), R. Horwood, P. Kyne, J. Pimm, B. Rose, B. Shannon, H. Stevens

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 13 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 29,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 16.21.117 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 8 7 . 11 11 . 17 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Collingwood 4 . 3 6 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin COLL by 13 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 34 ESSE by 46 ESSE by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 1 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 8 ?
1 Fisher, Vic ? ? 1 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 1 ?
5 McLeish, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 21

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Broderick, Neville ? ? 0 ?
11 Donald, Vic ? ? 0 ?
12 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
36 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
2 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
8 Horwood, Ray ? ? 1 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 1 ?
24 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 2 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
33 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Thompson, Les ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 2 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 11

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