1946 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1946 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1946 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with, in the absence of Jack Regan, deputy vice-captain Marcus Whelan as vice-captain. Fred Hughson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), M. Whelan (vice-capt.), A. Brown, N. Campbell, R. Carruthers, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, J. Green, M. Holten, H. Lambert, N. Mann, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, T. Ryan, K. Sullivan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Calverley, B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Fields, L. Hill, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Symons, S. Wright

Collingwood (10.14.74) defeated Fitzroy (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Newman (4), N. Mann (2), L. Richards (2), P. Kyne, H. Lambert
Fitzroy: J. Symons (3), D. Calverley, C. Curtin, S. Dawson, N. Price, K. Sier

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 April 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.14.74 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 6 5 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Fitzroy 5 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin FITZ by 14 FITZ by 3 COLL by 4 COLL by 16 COLL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Fred Hughson (Fitzroy)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Fred Hughson (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Marcus Whelan (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brown, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 0 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Harry ? ? 1 ?
14 Mann, Neil ? ? 2 ?
19 Newman, Dave ? ? 4 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
23 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
22 Ryan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Sullivan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Whelan, Marcus (avc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Calverley, Des ? ? 1 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 1 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
23 Fields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Horan, Monty ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 0 ?
10 Sier, Ken ? ? 1 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 3 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 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