1950 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1950 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1950 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Bill Morris captained the hosts with Don Fraser as vice-captain. Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), K. Albiston, C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Burge, A. Cooke, R. Ednie, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, L. Fitzgerald, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, M. Hill, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, B. Nolan, L. Richards, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, B. Shannon, H. Stevens, N. Swan, C. Utting, F. West

Richmond (15.19.109) defeated Collingwood (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (5), R. Poulter (4), A. Cooke (2), G. Spring (2), R. Horwood, B. Morris
Collingwood: L. Fitzgerald (3), T. Merrett (3), L. Richards (2), B. Shannon (2), H. Stevens (2), N. Broderick, G. Hocking, B. Rose

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 19 August 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Collingwood
Score: 15.19.109 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 6 8 . 13 12 . 17 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Collingwood 4 . 2 5 . 4 10 . 7 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin COLL by 8 RICH by 27 RICH by 22 RICH by 9 RICH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Morris (Richmond), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Don Fraser (Richmond), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 0 ?
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 2 ?
23 Ednie, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Horwood, Ray ? ? 1 ?
5 Morris, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 5 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 4 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 19

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Broderick, Neville ? ? 1 ?
19 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 3 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Mac ? ? 0 ?
1 Hocking, Gordon (c) ? ? 1 ?
36 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 0 ?
35 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 3 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 1 ?
24 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 2 ?
32 Swan, Neville ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 West, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 10

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