1951 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round two of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the 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 (7.15.57) were defeated by Collingwood (15.16.106).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Denis CordnerCoach: Allan La Fontaine
Collingwood
Captain: Gordon HockingVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||