1929 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1929 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1929 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
Charles Chapman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jim Freake.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
Fitzroy
C. Chapman (capt.), A. Batchelor, J. Buckley, J. Cashman, P. Ellis, F. Gibson, N. Huggins, C. Kerr, P. Killeen, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, T. Pratt, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, P. Roberts, E. Schenk, N. Stott, J. Vale
Collingwood (16.19.115) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), B. Libbis (3), L. Murphy (3), H. Collier, J. Harris, F. Murphy, H. Rumney
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), D. Ringrose (2), C. Chapman, N. Huggins, N. Stott
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:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
16.19.115 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | COLL by 28 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 48 | COLL by 56 | COLL by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Jim Freake
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Charles Chapman
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lauder, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Buckley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, Charles (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Killeen, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pratt, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ringrose, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Schenk, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stott, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Vale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 11 | |||