1950 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1950 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 18 of the 1950 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Gordon Hocking captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, L. Fitzgerald, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, M. Hill, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, B. Nolan, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Shannon, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, C. Utting, F. West
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, F. McRae, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Collingwood (9.10.64) defeated Footscray (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Healey (2), L. Richards (2), R. Richards (2), L. Fitzgerald, G. Hocking, T. Merrett
Footscray: D. Bryden (2), M. Laffey (2), A. Olliver (2), J. Collins, D. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
9.10.64 - 8.14.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 6 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | West, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||