1951 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1951 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1951 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Green and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, I. Davidson, J. Fitzgerald, F. Green, A. Hurst, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, D. Nisbet, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, C. Riley, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, F. Sutherland, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), C. Davey, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, A. McGowan, T. Merrett, J. Parker, J. Purdon, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey

St Kilda (9.18.72) were defeated by Collingwood (10.19.79).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. McDonald (2), J. Ross (2), P. Bennett, F. Green, A. Hurst, K. Phelan, K. Rosewarne
Collingwood: J. Purdon (4), C. Davey, J. Finck, D. Healey, T. Merrett, L. Richards, R. Richards

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: St Kilda v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 1 September 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 16,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.18.72 - 10.19.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 7 4 . 9 7 . 11 9 . 18 9 . 18 (72)
Collingwood 1 . 6 4 . 9 5 . 15 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Margin STKL by 7 level STKL by 8 COLL by 7 COLL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Green (St Kilda), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), Lou Richards (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 ?
36 Bloom, Nick ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
30 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 1 ?
16 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 2 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
34 Phelan, Ken ? ? 1 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 2 ?
3 Sutherland, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 18

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Davey, Col ? ? 1 ?
6 Finck, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 McGowan, Allan ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 1 ?
27 Parker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Purdon, Jack ? ? 4 ?
2 Richards, Lou (ac) ? ? 1 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
33 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
23 Swan, Neville ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 19

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