1919 VFL Round 9: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1919 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1919 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Ernie Lumsden as vice-captain. Wally Johnson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Ted Melling.

Collingwood
C. McCarthy (capt.), E. Lumsden (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Colechin, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, W. Haysom, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, D. Lee, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, M. Seddon, B. Walton, E. Wilson, P. Wilson

Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), J. Atkinson, J. Freake, T. Heaney, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, B. King, C. Lethbridge, B. Merrick, R. Millen, S. Molan, F. Moore, G. Rattray, G. Shaw, C. Sherry, F. Strawbridge, B. Taylor, L. Wigraft

Collingwood (9.14.68) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Curtis (4), D. Lee (2), C. Laxton, C. McCarthy, M. Seddon
Fitzroy: L. Wigraft (3), B. Merrick (2), G. Rattray (2), J. Freake, T. Heaney, C. Lethbridge

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 28 June 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 9.14.68 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 5 3 . 9 9 . 12 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Fitzroy 0 . 4 4 . 6 5 . 6 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin COLL by 13 FITZ by 3 COLL by 30 FITZ by 3 FITZ by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Ted Melling (Fitzroy)
Captains: Con McCarthy (Collingwood), Wally Johnson (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Ernie Lumsden (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: T. Collins

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Colechin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Curtis, Harry ? ? 4 ?
4 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 0 ?
5 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
7 Haysom, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 2 ?
10 Lumsden, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
14 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
26 Seddon, Mal ? ? 1 ?
21 Walton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
19 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
4 Heaney, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 1 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 2 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
28 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
27 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
19 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
25 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 11

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