1949 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1949 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 18 of the 1949 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), V. Donald, M. Dunstan, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, N. Mann, B. Nolan, B. Rose, J. Sales, B. Shannon, S. Smith, H. Stevens, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, V. Bodsworth, D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, J. King, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, B. Wood
Collingwood (9.19.73) defeated Footscray (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (3), G. Hocking (2), P. Kyne, B. Rose, S. Smith, H. Stevens
Footscray: J. King (2), B. Reid (2), A. Olliver, C. Sutton, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
13,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
9.19.73 - 7.14.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | COLL by 11 | FOOT by 5 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Donald, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hocking, Gordon (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Sales, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bodsworth, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||