1944 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1944 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1944 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. In the absence of Pat Fricker, deputy vice-captain Jack Murphy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, J. Harrow, N. Hillard, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, W. Miller, L. Monaghan, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole, J. Symons, S. Wright

Collingwood
J. Murphy (capt.), D. Balfour, J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, J. Green, H. Lambert, N. McIntosh, H. Mears, D. Negri, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, T. Ryan, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Fitzroy (12.17.89) defeated Collingwood (4.14.38).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Sier (4), K. Stackpole (4), W. Miller (2), S. Dawson, S. Wright
Collingwood: H. Lambert, H. Mears, D. Newman, L. Richards

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 29 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 12.17.89 - 4.14.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 6 5 . 10 10 . 15 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Collingwood 0 . 3 1 . 7 2 . 11 4 . 14 4 . 14 (38)
Margin FITZ by 15 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 52 FITZ by 51 FITZ by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Jack Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bickerton, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
33 Fields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
29 Harrow, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 2 ?
17 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 0 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 4 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 4 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Dalkin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Dalton, Pat ? ? 0 ?
2 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Lambert, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 McIntosh, Neil ? ? 0 ?
21 Mears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
12 Murphy, Jack (ac) ? ? 0 ?
18 Negri, Des ? ? 0 ?
29 Nelson, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Newman, Dave ? ? 1 ?
19 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
34 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 4 14

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