1950 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1950 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1950 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Gordon Hocking captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, K. Darrigan, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, D. Morgan, B. Nolan, L. Richards, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, B. Shannon, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, C. Utting, B. Welsh, F. West
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, B. Miller, E. Moore, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, N. Smith, A. Sorrell, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys
Collingwood (16.11.107) defeated Fitzroy (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Richards (3), B. Twomey (3), Bob Rose (2), B. Shannon (2), M. Dunstan, G. Hocking, R. Richards, Bill Rose, J. Thompson, C. Utting
Fitzroy: E. Hart (2), A. Ruthven (2), G. Coates, A. Gale, D. Kennedy, E. Moore, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
22,300
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
16.11.107 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | COLL by 25 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morgan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Welsh, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | West, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Sorrell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||