1947 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1947 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Jack Murphy 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.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, H. Lambert, N. Mann, D. Newman, B. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Rose, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, T. Wallis, M. Whelan
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, B. Clay, J. Collins, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, M. Smith, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys
Collingwood (20.18.138) defeated Fitzroy (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (5), P. Kyne (5), M. Holten (3), H. Lambert (2), B. Rose (2), J. Green, N. Mann, L. Richards
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (5), E. Hart (3), B. Clay (2), J. Collins (2), B. Miller, S. Vandersluys
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
20.18.138 - 14.8.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 18 | 20 | . | 18 | (138) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | COLL by 41 | COLL by 45 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 46 | COLL by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kyne, Phonse (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Lambert, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 18 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Smith, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 8 | |||