Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 9-Aug-1947 2:45 PM·Victoria Park·25,000 att.
Collingwood
7.14 (56)
vs
Melbourne
7.19 (61)
Melbourne won by 5

Melbourne defeated Collingwood 61–56, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Collingwood outscored Melbourne 28–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood4.4 (28)4.10 (34)6.13 (49)7.14 (56)7.14 (56)
Melbourne2.3 (15)3.12 (30)5.17 (47)7.19 (61)7.19 (61)

Collingwood — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Jack Burns———————————————
#3 Ron Carruthers———————————————
#4 Alec Denney———————————————
#5 Len Fitzgerald———————————————
#9 Jack Green—————1—————————
#8 Gordon Hocking———————————————
#9 Mac Holten—————1—————————
#10 Ray Horwood———————————————
#11 Ray Jones———————————————
#14 Neil Mann—————1—————————
#16 Jack Murphy———————————————
#18 Bill Nolan———————————————
#19 Jack Pimm—————3—————————
#21 Ron Richards———————————————
#24 Ron Smith———————————————
#25 Stan Smith———————————————
#26 Bill Twomey———————————————
#32 Pat Twomey—————1—————————
#27 Charles Utting———————————————
#28 Kevin Wade———————————————

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold—————2—————————
#11 Gordon Bowman———————————————
#21 Don Cordner———————————————
#5 Billy Deans———————————————
#32 Len Dockett—————1—————————
#28 Adrian Dullard—————2—————————
#7 Eddie Jackson———————————————
#18 Wally Lock———————————————
#25 Col McLean———————————————
#35 Noel McMahen—————1—————————
#37 Jim Mitchell———————————————
#12 Jack Mueller———————————————
#15 Frank OConnor———————————————
#30 Alby Rodda———————————————
#31 Stan Rule———————————————
#19 Bill Scanlan———————————————
#34 Frank Scanlan———————————————
#4 Norm Smith—————1—————————
#13 Max Spittle———————————————
#8 Roy Stabb———————————————