1951 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1951 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1951 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), I. Clues, K. Coghlan, 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, J. Thompson
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, R. Hutchins, E. Jackson, R. Lane, G. McGivern, K. McKaige, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, G. O'Keeffe, K. Robinson, J. Thomson, K. Webb, M. Woods
Collingwood (18.21.129) defeated Melbourne (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (6), J. Hickey (2), T. Merrett (2), J. Purdon (2), L. Richards (2), H. Stevens (2), R. Richards, B. Tebble
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (7), K. Christie (2), J. Thomson (2), G. McGivern
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
18.21.129 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 27 | COLL by 47 | COLL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Clues, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 21 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hutchins, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Webb, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||