1934 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1934 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1934 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Syd Coventry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Wigraft and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, C. Cameron, J. Cordner, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, N. Fisher, W. Gray, M. Hearn, L. Pye, J. Sexton, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, A. Thompson, T. Williams

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), B. Andrew, F. Asling, S. Baker, P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Carter, A. Collier, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, J. Galbally, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, J. Regan, L. Riley, H. Rumney, A. Ryan, M. Whelan

Fitzroy (14.17.101) were defeated by Collingwood (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Sharp (5), H. Bunton (4), B. Shenfield (2), C. Cameron, N. Fisher, T. Williams
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), G. Carter (2), P. Kyne (2), L. Riley (2), F. Asling, S. Baker, A. Collier, V. Doherty, L. Morgan

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 8 September 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 14.17.101 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 7 9 . 10 11 . 13 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Collingwood 6 . 3 10 . 6 13 . 8 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin FITZ by 4 COLL by 2 COLL by 7 COLL by 5 COLL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Wigraft (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Haydn Bunton FITZ 7 3
Jack Regan COLL 24 2
Wilfred Smallhorn FITZ 21 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 4 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
2 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Fisher, Noel ? ? 1 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
19 Pye, Len ? ? 0 ?
20 Sexton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 5 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 2 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Thompson, Allan ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Asling, Frank ? ? 1 ?
4 Baker, Selwyn ? ? 1 ?
2 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Carter, George ? ? 2 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 1 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
4 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Doherty, Vin ? ? 1 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
31 Galbally, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 2 ?
19 Morgan, Leo ? ? 1 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 2 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 10

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