1916 VFL Round 9: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1916 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1916 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. In the absence of Dan Minogue, Jock McHale captained the hosts with George Anderson as vice-captain. Wally Johnson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by George Holden.

Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), G. Anderson (vice-capt.), C. Brown, T. Clancy, M. Cody, B. Colechin, H. Curtis, T. Drummond, L. Hughes, H. Jose, C. Laxton, C. Lee, C. McCarthy, L. Oram, P. Reynolds, M. Sheehy, P. Wilson, T. Wraith

Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), F. Ballantyne, F. Bamford, T. Buist, T. Heaney, G. Holden, H. Jenkin, G. King, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, B. O'Dee, P. Parratt, T. Purcell, G. Shaw, J. Toohey

Collingwood (8.11.59) defeated Fitzroy (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: C. Laxton (2), C. Lee (2), L. Oram (2), G. Anderson, C. McCarthy
Fitzroy: T. Heaney (3), F. Ballantyne, H. Jenkin, T. Lowrie, P. Parratt, J. Toohey

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1916 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 8 July 1916
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 8.11.59 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 4 3 . 8 6 . 11 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Fitzroy 2 . 1 3 . 2 6 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin FITZ by 3 COLL by 6 COLL by 4 COLL by 1 COLL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), George Holden (Fitzroy)
Captains: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Wally Johnson (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: George Anderson (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, W. Miller
Boundary Umpire: R. Lecher, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George (vc) ? ? 1 ?
2 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Cody, Matt ? ? 0 ?
5 Colechin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Jose, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
12 Lee, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
18 McCarthy, Con ? ? 1 ?
17 McHale, Jock (ac) ? ? 0 ?
19 Oram, Les ? ? 2 ?
20 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
22 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Ballantyne, Frank ? ? 1 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 3 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 King, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
16 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Dee, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
6 Purcell, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

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