1925 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1925 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1925 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 Chris Lethbridge.

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), H. Saunders (vice-capt.), R. Baker, H. Chesswas, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson

Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, E. Chatfield, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, E. Elliott, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, L. Warren, L. Wigraft, F. Williams

Collingwood (12.13.85) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.15.99).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), J. Harris (2), L. Stainsby (2), B. Libbis, L. Murphy, C. Tyson
Fitzroy: G. McCracken (5), J. Moriarty (3), B. Adams (2), A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, T. Hickey, J. Millen

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 5 September 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 12.13.85 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 4 8 . 7 10 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Fitzroy 5 . 4 10 . 6 12 . 12 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin FITZ by 12 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Harris, John ? ? 2 ?
16 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
20 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
24 Saunders, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
23 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Stainsby, Les ? ? 2 ?
25 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
28 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill ? ? 2 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
22 Chatfield, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

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