1917 VFL Grand Final: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1917 between Fitzroy and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1917 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at MCG.
George Holden captained the hosts.
Percy Wilson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Holden and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), F. Bamford, B. Byrne, J. Freake, T. Heaney, C. Keller, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, P. Parratt, G. Rattray, J. Toohey, L. Wigraft
Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), G. Anderson, C. Brown, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. Lee, D. Lee, E. Lumsden, C. McCarthy, J. McHale, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders
Fitzroy (5.9.39) were defeated by Collingwood (9.20.74).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake, C. Norris, P. Parratt, G. Rattray, J. Toohey
Collingwood: D. Lee (4), H. Curtis (3), G. Dobrigh, L. Hughes
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1917
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,512
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
5.9.39 - 9.20.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 20 | 9 | . | 20 | (74) |
| Margin | COLL by 12 | COLL by 12 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Holden
(Fitzroy),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
George Holden
(Fitzroy),
Percy Wilson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
W. Lindsey,
W. Miller
Boundary Umpire:
F. Dainty,
R. Smithwick
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Curtis, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lee, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCarthy, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McHale, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mutch, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Reynolds, Pen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Saunders, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 20 | |||