1951 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1951 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1951 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. In the absence of Gordon Hocking, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the visitors with Lou Richards as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), K. Dynon, R. Fletcher, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, L. Shipp, K. Smith, J. Spencer, B. Thomas, C. Thornton

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), I. Clues, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, F. Tuck

North Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by Collingwood (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), P. Johnson, J. Reeves, C. Thornton
Collingwood: J. Hickey (2), C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Purdon, L. Richards, R. Richards, H. Stevens

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 21 July 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 6.12.48 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 0 4 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Collingwood 3 . 4 3 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin COLL by 10 NMLB by 4 COLL by 20 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Lou Richards (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
34 Fletcher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 1 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 3 ?
Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Clues, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Col ? ? 1 ?
32 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
30 Hickey, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (ac) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
19 Purdon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Richards, Lou (avc) ? ? 1 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
33 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
23 Swan, Neville ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

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