1951 VFL Round 10: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1951 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 10 of the 1951 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Gordon Hocking, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts with Lou Richards as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by George McLaren.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), K. Coghlan, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards, B. Shannon, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, M. Twomey
Footscray
A. Abbey, P. Box, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
Collingwood (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (12.5.77).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Stevens (3), L. Richards (2), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards
Footscray: A. Linton (3), R. Egan (2), D. Henderson (2), L. Kent (2), P. Box, R. Richards, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Footscray
Score:
10.12.72 - 12.5.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
George McLaren
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 5 | |||