1930 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1930 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1930 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Colin Niven captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Colin Niven and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
C. Niven (capt.), A. Batchelor, C. Benham, L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, F. Davies, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, A. Fitcher, F. Gibson, C. Hogan, C. Kerr, G. McKenzie, J. Moriarty, F. Pearce, I. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, T. Williams

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, E. Barr, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, G. Gibbs, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, J. Regan, H. Rumney

Fitzroy (10.11.71) defeated Collingwood (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), C. Chapman (2), A. Batchelor, J. Cashman, A. Fitcher, C. Kerr, T. Williams
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), H. Edmonds (2), F. Froude (2), F. Murphy

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 31 May 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 10.11.71 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 6 . 6 7 . 10 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Collingwood 0 . 6 4 . 7 5 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin FITZ by 13 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Colin Niven (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Colin Niven (Fitzroy), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn
Boundary Umpire: F. Lynch

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
15 Bols, Lou ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 1 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Con ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 1 ?
12 McKenzie, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
8 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Sharp, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
2 Barr, Elvin ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
28 Froude, Fred ? ? 2 ?
15 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 1 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 12

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