1928 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1928 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1928 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
Gordon Rattray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, T. Bird, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, H. Rumney
Fitzroy
G. Rattray (capt.), A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, D. Coghlan, G. Collins, S. Foley, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, D. Ringrose, T. Roberts, J. Shanahan, F. Williams
Collingwood (14.18.102) defeated Fitzroy (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (9), B. Libbis (3), J. Harris, L. Murphy
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (7), D. Coghlan, D. Ringrose
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
14.18.102 - 9.13.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | COLL by 27 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Bird, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Coghlan, Davitt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Foley, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 26 | Rattray, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reichman, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ringrose, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||