1939 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1939 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1939 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with, in the absence of Albert Collier, deputy vice-captain Jack Regan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, G. Dennis, A. Edwards, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, F. Hughson, A. Knott, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, N. Price, P. Reville, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek, A. White
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), J. Regan (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, J. Green, T. Hill, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, J. Morison, J. Murphy, A. Pannam, H. Powell, J. Ross, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Fitzroy (11.13.79) were defeated by Collingwood (17.14.116).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (2), J. McKenzie (2), N. Price (2), C. Denning, A. Hart, M. Hearn, P. Reville, W. Smallhorn
Collingwood: R. Todd (6), H. Collier (3), V. Doherty (2), J. Knight (2), A. Pannam (2), J. Murphy, H. Powell
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
11.13.79 - 17.14.116
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Jack Regan
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Kinnaird
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dennis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Morison, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 14 | |||