1926 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1926 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1926 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Syd Coventry as vice-captain. Bill Adams captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), S. Coventry (vice-capt.), R. Baker, J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, A. Sparks, L. Wescott

Fitzroy
B. Adams (capt.), D. Anderson, A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, A. Dickens, E. Elliott, G. Gordon, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. O'Rourke, J. Tarbotton, L. Wood

Collingwood (18.16.124) defeated Fitzroy (11.16.82).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), R. Baker (3), B. Libbis (3), H. Collier (2), F. Murphy (2), B. Makeham, C. Tyson
Fitzroy: J. O'Rourke (4), B. Adams (2), G. McCracken (2), L. Wood (2), N. Cockram

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 17 July 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.16.124 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 7 . 4 12 . 8 15 . 16 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Fitzroy 4 . 3 5 . 6 7 . 11 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin COLL by 19 COLL by 44 COLL by 53 COLL by 42 COLL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (Collingwood), Bill Adams (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Wilkinson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 3 ?
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
10 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 6 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (vc) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 3 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Sparks, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
25 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 2 ?
33 Anderson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 4 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 16

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