1937 VFL Round 9: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1937 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1937 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. In the absence of Harry Collier, Fred Froude captained the hosts. Haydn Bunton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.

Collingwood
F. Froude (capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, J. Knight, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, H. Rumney, A. Ryan, R. Todd, M. Whelan

Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, A. Callick, V. Carroll, E. Clark, H. Dawson, A. Gillespie-Jones, W. Gray, A. Hall, L. Hughson, B. Lowenthal, J. McConchie, J. McKenzie, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek, T. Williams

Collingwood (16.9.105) defeated Fitzroy (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Todd (4), D. Fothergill (3), A. Pannam (3), L. Riley (2), P. Bowyer, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, J. Murphy
Fitzroy: L. Hughson (4), H. Bunton (3), J. McConchie (3), A. Hall, J. McKenzie

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 19 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 16.9.105 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 1 7 . 3 12 . 6 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Fitzroy 5 . 3 7 . 6 9 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 3 COLL by 16 COLL by 21 COLL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy)
Captains: Fred Froude (Collingwood), Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 1 ?
4 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Doherty, Vin ? ? 1 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 3 ?
12 Fricker, Pat ? ? 0 ?
13 Froude, Fred (ac) ? ? 0 ?
12 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 3 ?
22 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Lou ? ? 2 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 Todd, Ron ? ? 4 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 9

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 3 ?
3 Bunworth, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Carroll, Vic ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Eric ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
34 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
5 Hughson, Les ? ? 4 ?
8 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 McConchie, Jock ? ? 3 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 1 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 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