1924 VFL Round 9: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1924 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1924 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Harry Saunders as vice-captain. Jim Atkinson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), H. Saunders (vice-capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, J. Benson, H. Chesswas, E. Cock, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, J. Lawn, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson

Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, L. Bryant, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, B. Cosgrave, A. Dickens, S. Donnellan, E. Elliott, C. Fergie, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, S. Molan, J. Moriarty, B. Turner, L. Wigraft, F. Williams

Collingwood (7.9.51) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Baker (2), H. Chesswas (2), G. Beasley, J. Lawn, B. Makeham
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), L. Bryant (2), B. Cosgrave (2), C. Fergie, B. Turner

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

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 21 June 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.9.51 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 2 5 . 5 6 . 8 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Fitzroy 5 . 1 6 . 5 8 . 9 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin COLL by 1 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (Collingwood), Jim Atkinson (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Harry Saunders (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 2 ?
3 Beasley, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Benson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 2 ?
9 Cock, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
13 Lawn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
17 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Saunders, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
20 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 9

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les ? ? 2 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Cosgrave, Bryan ? ? 2 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 Donnellan, Steve ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
15 Fergie, Clive ? ? 1 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
37 Turner, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

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