1918 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1918 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1918 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. 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.), B. Colechin, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, E. Lumsden, M. Maguire, C. McCarthy, S. McKenzie, J. O'Connor, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Walton

Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), J. Atkinson, B. Billett, C. Featherston, J. Freake, L. Gibaud, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, S. Molan, F. Moore, C. Norris, C. Sherry, F. Strawbridge

Collingwood (7.11.53) defeated Fitzroy (3.6.24).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Dobrigh (2), B. Colechin, H. Curtis, L. Hughes, M. Maguire, M. Sheehy
Fitzroy: C. Featherston, J. Freake, F. Moore

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 15 June 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 7.11.53 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 0 3 . 5 4 . 9 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Fitzroy 2 . 1 3 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin FITZ by 7 COLL by 3 COLL by 10 COLL by 29 COLL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), George Holden (Fitzroy)
Captains: Percy Wilson (Collingwood), George Holden (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Colechin, Bert ? ? 1 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 1 ?
6 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 2 ?
7 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
14 Maguire, Mick ? ? 1 ?
17 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
18 McKenzie, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 O'Connor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
23 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
22 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
26 Walton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 11

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Billett, Billy ? ? 0 ?
3 Featherston, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
19 Gibaud, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
18 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 0 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 1 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
24 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 6

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