1951 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1951 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1951 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts.
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.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, N. Swan, B. Tebble, M. Twomey
Richmond (16.20.116) defeated Collingwood (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (5), A. Cooke (4), B. Morris (2), R. Poulter (2), R. Horwood, H. Rowe, B. Wilson
Collingwood: J. Purdon (3), M. Dunstan (2), G. Hocking (2), T. Merrett, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
38,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
16.20.116 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | COLL by 23 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 51 | RICH by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 20 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||