1951 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1951 between Collingwood and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1951 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Gordon Hocking captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, J. Clark, D. Condon, J. Cuffe, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, K. McKenzie, B. Milroy, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, L. Shipp, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Collingwood (20.21.141) defeated North Melbourne (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Coghlan (5), J. Purdon (3), B. Twomey (3), C. Davey (2), L. Richards (2), J. Thompson (2), M. Twomey (2), T. Merrett
North Melbourne: L. Foote (2), D. Condon, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, K. McKenzie, J. Reeves
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
20.21.141 - 7.6.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 21 | 20 | . | 21 | (141) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | COLL by 47 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 83 | COLL by 93 | COLL by 93 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 21 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clark, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Cuffe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||