1931 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1931 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1931 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Syd Coventry, vice-captain Frank Murphy captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Colin Niven.
Collingwood
F. Murphy (capt.), P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, D. Harris, F. Kelly, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, B. Muir, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, G. Tatham, C. Tolson, L. Wescott
Fitzroy
C. Niven (capt.), A. Batchelor, L. Bird, H. Bunton, J. Cashman, F. Davies, H. Dawson, D. Dowd, I. Fleming, H. Hartney, L. Hastie, F. Heintz, S. Jones, C. Kerr, R. McDougall, J. Moriarty, F. Pearce, W. Reeve, W. Smallhorn
Collingwood (14.20.104) defeated Fitzroy (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), H. Edmonds (3), F. Froude (3), G. Clayden (2), H. Collier, B. Libbis
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), H. Bunton, J. Cashman, H. Dawson, I. Fleming, L. Hastie
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
14.20.104 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 46 | COLL by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Frank Murphy
(Collingwood),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Bird | FITZ | 19 | 3 |
| George Clayden | COLL | 11 | 2 |
| Don Harris | COLL | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Muir, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Frank (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tatham, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tolson, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 20 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bird, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dowd, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hartney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hastie, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Heintz, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jones, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McDougall, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Pearce, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 10 | |||