1947 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1947 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1947 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Phonse Kyne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, L. Owens, A. Ruthven, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), J. Burns, A. Denney, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, J. Green, G. Hocking, M. Holten, R. Horwood, R. Jones, N. Mann, S. Moon, G. Moore, B. Nolan, J. Pimm, L. Richards, R. Richards, P. Ryan, P. Twomey, C. Utting

Fitzroy (9.11.65) defeated Collingwood (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (2), A. Ruthven (2), A. Fields, E. Hart, N. Johnstone, L. Owens, J. Toohey
Collingwood: R. Richards (2), J. Burns, M. Holten, N. Mann, G. Moore, P. Twomey

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 5 July 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 9.11.65 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 4 3 . 6 8 . 10 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Collingwood 3 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 4 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin FITZ by 3 COLL by 3 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 2 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
23 Fields, Allan ? ? 1 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Miller, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
21 Owens, Llew ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
12 Toohey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Burns, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Denney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Fothergill, Des ? ? 0 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Holten, Mac ? ? 1 ?
10 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
11 Jones, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Mann, Neil ? ? 1 ?
31 Moon, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 1 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Pimm, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Lou ? ? 0 ?
21 Richards, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
32 Twomey, Pat ? ? 1 ?
27 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 6

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