1949 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1949 between Collingwood and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at the MCG.
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 (8.6.54) were defeated by Essendon (20.16.136).
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
67,702
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.6.54 - 20.16.136
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 16 | (136) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 59 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Gordon Hocking
Coach: Jock McHale
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pimm, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Sales, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 16 | |||