1949 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1949 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1949 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Phonse Kyne captained the hosts with Gordon Hocking as vice-captain. Norm Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), G. Hocking (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, L. Fitzgerald, J. Green, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, N. Mann, E. McIntyre, G. Moore, L. Richards, B. Rose, J. Sales, B. Shannon, S. Smith, H. Stevens, L. Thompson, C. Utting, K. Wade

Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, A. Gale, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, G. Sier, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys

Collingwood (7.14.56) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Stevens (3), L. Richards (2), L. Fitzgerald, G. Moore
Fitzroy: E. Hart (3), N. Smith (2), J. Collins, B. Miller, A. Ruthven

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 April 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.14.56 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 3 4 . 7 6 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 4 . 6 7 . 8 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin FITZ by 6 COLL by 1 FITZ by 3 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Norm Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Norm Smith (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Gordon Hocking (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 1 ?
6 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
36 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
2 Hocking, Gordon (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kyne, Phonse (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Guy ? ? 1 ?
21 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Sales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 3 ?
33 Thompson, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 3 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
5 Kettle, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Miller, Bob ? ? 1 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 1 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Sier, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 9

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