1945 VFL Round 19: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1945 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 19 of the 1945 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Alby Pannam captained the hosts with Alan Williams as vice-captain. Fred Hughson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), A. Brown, J. Burns, R. Carruthers, D. Fothergill, J. Green, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, B. Clay, J. Collins, F. Curcio, P. Dalwood, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Gemmell, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, C. Linney, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Symons, H. Winberg, S. Wright

Collingwood (16.7.103) defeated Fitzroy (10.17.77).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (7), M. Holten (2), L. Richards (2), J. Green, N. Mann, H. Mears, D. Newman, A. Williams
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), J. Collins (2), S. Dawson, L. Gemmell, J. Symons, H. Winberg

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: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 August 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 24,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 16.7.103 - 10.17.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 2 5 . 3 13 . 5 16 . 7 16 . 7 (103)
Fitzroy 0 . 2 4 . 13 6 . 13 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Margin COLL by 18 FITZ by 4 COLL by 34 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Brown, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 7 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Holten, Mac ? ? 2 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 1 ?
17 Mears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
19 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
23 Newman, Dave ? ? 1 ?
1 Pannam, Alby (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
25 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
27 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bristowe, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
1 Collins, Jack ? ? 2 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Dalwood, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
33 Gemmell, Leon ? ? 1 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
11 Linney, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 4 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Winberg, Harold ? ? 1 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 17

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