1951 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, G. Collins, L. Dockett, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, T. Peirce, K. Robinson, B. Rowse, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
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, R. Richards, B. Rose, N. Swan, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Melbourne (7.15.57) were defeated by Collingwood (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), G. McGivern, B. Smeaton, J. Thomson
Collingwood: K. Coghlan (5), C. Davey (3), G. Hocking (3), J. Finck, J. Purdon, R. Richards, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,374
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.15.57 - 15.16.106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | COLL by 5 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 26 | COLL by 49 | COLL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Peirce, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rowse, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||