1951 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1951 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 16 of the 1951 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), 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, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), K. Albiston, T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, R. Reiffel, D. Rowe, P. Schofield, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Collingwood (9.12.66) defeated Richmond (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (3), B. Twomey (2), C. Davey, L. Richards, R. Richards, H. Stevens
Richmond: A. Cooke (2), J. O'Rourke (2), R. Poulter, R. Stokes
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
9.12.66 - 6.8.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | COLL by 6 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 4 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (ac) | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Reiffel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||