1915 VFL Semi Final 2: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1915 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the second semi final of the 1915 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Dan Minogue captained the hosts with Paddy Rowan as vice-captain. Percy Parratt captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

Collingwood
D. Minogue (capt.), P. Rowan (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, T. Clancy, H. Curtis, J. Green, J. Jackson, H. Jose, H. Kerley, C. Laxton, D. Lee, C. McCarthy, J. McHale, S. Mortimer, P. Reynolds, J. Sadler, M. Seddon, P. Wilson

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Cooper, C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Heaney, G. Holden, W. Johnson, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Shaw, B. Stone, J. Toohey

Collingwood (4.12.36) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Curtis (2), D. Lee (2)
Fitzroy: T. Heaney (2), T. Buist, C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Lowrie, C. Norris, G. Shaw, J. Toohey

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 4 September 1915
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 26,100

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 4.12.36 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 3 4 . 8 4 . 10 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
Fitzroy 1 . 8 3 . 9 7 . 12 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin FITZ by 5 COLL by 5 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 34 FITZ by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Dan Minogue (Collingwood), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Paddy Rowan (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, F. Franks
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, W. Naismith

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
2 Curtis, Harry ? ? 2 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Jose, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerley, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 2 ?
18 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
17 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mortimer, Sam ? ? 0 ?
21 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
23 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Seddon, Mal ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Fergie, Clive ? ? 1 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 2 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 1 ?
2 Stone, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 16

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