1947 VFL Season Round 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round one of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (20.18.138) defeated Fitzroy (14.8.92).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Phonse KyneVice-Captain: Jack Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
Fitzroy
Captain: Fred HughsonCoach: Fred Hughson
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 | |||