1916 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1916 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the first semi final of the 1916 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at the MCG.
In the absence of Dan Minogue, Jock McHale captained the hosts.
Wally Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Collingwood (8.9.57) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.9.63).
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1916
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,690
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
8.9.57 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 9 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Jock McHale (acting)Coach: Jock McHale
Fitzroy
Captain: Wally JohnsonCoach: George Holden
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
A. NordenGoal Umpires
E. BarterF. Bartlett
Boundary Umpires
B. BoyleW. Naismith
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clancy, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cody, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Curtis, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Jose, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | McCarthy, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McHale, Jock (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mutch, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oram, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sheehy, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Wraith, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Dee, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Purcell, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||