1941 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1941 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1941 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. Jack Regan captained the visitors with Phonse Kyne as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, A. Collier, C. Curtin, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Knott, S. McGain, L. Monaghan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, M. Sharp, L. Smith, K. Stackpole

Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), P. Kyne (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, P. Fricker, J. Green, G. Hocking, D. Knott, L. Main, H. Mears, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, C. Newman, A. Pannam, T. Ryan, K. Sullivan, M. Whelan, A. Williams

Fitzroy (15.7.97) were defeated by Collingwood (18.15.123).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Collier (3), K. Stackpole (3), B. Clay (2), C. Curtin (2), M. Hearn (2), A. Ruthven (2), M. Sharp
Collingwood: H. Mears (4), J. Green (3), D. Balfour (2), P. Fricker (2), P. Kyne (2), A. Pannam (2), A. Williams (2), H. Naismith

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 10 May 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 15.7.97 - 18.15.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 4 7 . 4 13 . 5 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
Collingwood 0 . 4 7 . 9 8 . 9 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Margin FITZ by 30 COLL by 5 FITZ by 26 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Frank Curcio (Fitzroy), Jack Regan (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 2 ?
11 Collier, Albert ? ? 3 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 2 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
1 Knott, Arch ? ? 0 ?
24 McGain, Syd ? ? 0 ?
17 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
14 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balfour, Don ? ? 2 ?
6 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Fricker, Pat ? ? 2 ?
31 Green, Jack ? ? 3 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Knott, Dan ? ? 0 ?
2 Kyne, Phonse (vc) ? ? 2 ?
13 Main, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Mears, Harry ? ? 4 ?
15 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Naismith, Herb ? ? 1 ?
19 Newman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
1 Regan, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
30 Sullivan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
29 Williams, Alan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 15

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