1951 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1951 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1951 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. Gordon Hocking captained the hosts with, in the absence of Neil Mann, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards as vice-captain. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.

Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), K. Coghlan, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, B. Shannon, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, F. Tuck, M. Twomey

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, B. Cameron, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, J. Evans, J. McDonald, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, F. Pattison, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, C. Riley, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski

Collingwood (13.19.97) defeated St Kilda (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (4), C. Davey (2), L. Richards (2), M. Twomey (2), T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards
St Kilda: P. Bennett (5), N. Bloom (2), J. Evans, K. Phelan, K. Rosewarne, A. Squire

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 June 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 13.19.97 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 4 7 . 11 9 . 15 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
St Kilda 2 . 7 6 . 9 9 . 10 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin COLL by 3 COLL by 8 COLL by 5 COLL by 19 COLL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Fred Green (St Kilda)
Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Lou Richards (Collingwood), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Coghlan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
33 Darrigan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Col ? ? 2 ?
32 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 4 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
1 Hocking, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 1 ?
19 Purdon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Richards, Lou (avc) ? ? 2 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
33 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
34 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 19

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 5 ?
36 Bloom, Nick ? ? 2 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Cockfield, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Pattison, Frank ? ? 0 ?
34 Phelan, Ken ? ? 1 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 1 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s