1928 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1928 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1928 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Syd Coventry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Gibson, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, T. Meehan, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, T. Roberts, J. Shanahan, J. Vale, F. Williams, T. Williams

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), B. Andrew, L. Angus, J. Beveridge, T. Bird, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, B. Muir, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, B. Sneazwell

Fitzroy (7.12.54) were defeated by Collingwood (14.15.99).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), A. Batchelor, N. Cockram
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), B. Libbis (4), G. Clayden (2), F. Murphy (2), J. Beveridge, S. Coventry

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

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 July 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.12.54 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 1 4 . 4 6 . 5 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Collingwood 4 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin COLL by 2 COLL by 21 COLL by 36 COLL by 45 COLL by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 0 ?
15 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
26 Angus, Les ? ? 0 ?
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Bird, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 2 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 4 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
30 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
17 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
23 Sneazwell, Bill ? ? 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