1945 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1945 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1945 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Alby Pannam captained the visitors with Alan Williams as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, B. Clay, F. Curcio, P. Dalwood, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, W. Miller, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, L. Smith, J. Symons, S. Wright

Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), A. Brown, J. Carroll, L. Fitzgerald, G. Hocking, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, J. Murphy, M. Murrell, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Fitzroy (23.15.153) defeated Collingwood (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: P. Dalwood (7), W. Bristowe (4), A. Edwards (3), J. Symons (3), S. Dawson (2), B. Clay, W. Miller, A. Ruthven, S. Wright
Collingwood: A. Pannam (3), N. Mann, H. Mears, L. Richards, B. Twomey, A. Williams

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 9 June 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 23.15.153 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 2 13 . 8 18 . 12 23 . 15 23 . 15 (153)
Collingwood 1 . 3 3 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin FITZ by 29 FITZ by 64 FITZ by 82 FITZ by 95 FITZ by 95
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Alby Pannam (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Alan Williams (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bristowe, Wally ? ? 4 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 1 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Dalwood, Peter ? ? 7 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 2 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
2 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 1 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 1 ?
28 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 3 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 23 15

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Brown, Allan ? ? 0 ?
15 Carroll, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
14 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 1 ?
17 Mears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
19 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Murrell, Murray ? ? 0 ?
22 Nelson, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Newman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Alby (c) ? ? 3 ?
24 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
25 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
27 Twomey, Bill ? ? 1 ?
28 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 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