1934 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1934 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1934 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. In the absence of Syd Coventry, vice-captain Harry Collier captained the hosts. Fred Davies captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Len Wigraft.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), F. Asling, J. Beveridge, G. Carter, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, H. Edmonds, K. Fraser, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, M. Whelan

Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), B. Bedford, C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, J. Cordner, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, D. Nicholls, L. Pye, J. Sexton, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, T. Williams

Collingwood (16.15.111) defeated Fitzroy (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), P. Kyne (3), A. Collier (2), H. Collier (2), J. Knight (2), J. Beveridge, G. Carter, K. Fraser, N. Le Brun
Fitzroy: J. Cordner (6), J. Sexton (2), H. Bunton, I. Fleming, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 9 June 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 16.15.111 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 8 . 5 14 . 9 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Fitzroy 5 . 7 10 . 11 11 . 16 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin FITZ by 29 FITZ by 18 COLL by 11 COLL by 15 COLL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Len Wigraft (Fitzroy)
Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), Fred Davies (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Albert Collier COLL 5 3
Wilfred Smallhorn FITZ 21 2
Jack Regan COLL 24 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Asling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Carter, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 2 ?
6 Collier, Harry (ac) ? ? 2 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Doherty, Vin ? ? 0 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 1 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
16 Knight, Jack ? ? 2 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 3 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 1 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Pannam, Alby ? ? 0 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 15

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
34 Bedford, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Cordner, Jock ? ? 6 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 1 ?
9 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
19 Pye, Len ? ? 0 ?
20 Sexton, Jack ? ? 2 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 1 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 18

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