1951 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1951 between Carlton and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1951 VFL season. Carlton hosted Collingwood at Princes Park. Ern Henfry captained the hosts. Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, J. Brown, D. Calder, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, H. Dunn, V. English, O. Grieve, K. Hands, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Stafford, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton

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

Carlton (7.11.53) were defeated by Collingwood (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Sullivan (2), B. Baxter, F. Davies, K. Hands, J. Mills, F. Stafford
Collingwood: L. Richards (4), B. Shannon (2), C. Davey, J. Thompson, M. Twomey

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 16 June 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 31,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.11.53 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 8 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Collingwood 2 . 5 5 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin COLL by 9 COLL by 4 COLL by 20 COLL by 14 COLL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ern Henfry (Carlton), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Baird, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Baxter, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Calder, Don ? ? 0 ?
24 Caspar, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Davies, Fred ? ? 1 ?
23 Deacon, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
27 Grieve, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken ? ? 1 ?
6 Henfry, Ern (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Stafford, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

Collingwood

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

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