1917 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1917 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the preliminary final of the 1917 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Percy Wilson captained the hosts.
George Holden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), G. Anderson, C. Brown, B. Colechin, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. Lee, E. Lumsden, C. McCarthy, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, T. Wraith
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), J. Atkinson, F. Bamford, J. Freake, T. Heaney, C. Keller, B. King, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, P. Parratt, G. Rattray, J. Toohey, L. Wigraft
Collingwood (7.10.52) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Curtis (5), P. Reynolds, T. Wraith
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), P. Parratt (3), F. Moore, G. Rattray
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1917
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,786
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
7.10.52 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | COLL by 3 | COLL by 3 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Percy Wilson
(Collingwood),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Curtis, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lee, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCarthy, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mutch, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Reynolds, Pen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Saunders, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wraith, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||