1950 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1950 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1950 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, L. Watson

Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Kyne, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, B. Nolan, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Shannon, H. Stevens, J. Thompson, C. Utting, F. West

Fitzroy (16.12.108) defeated Collingwood (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (7), A. Ruthven (4), G. Coates (2), H. Shillinglaw (2), D. Hart
Collingwood: B. Rose (4), T. Merrett (2), B. Shannon (2), N. Broderick, P. Kyne, L. Richards, J. Thompson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 15 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 16.12.108 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 4 11 . 6 15 . 7 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Collingwood 0 . 6 6 . 9 10 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin FITZ by 28 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 2 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 1 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 7 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 4 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 2 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Broderick, Neville ? ? 1 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
1 Hocking, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
36 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
31 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 1 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 0 ?
35 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 2 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 4 ?
24 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 West, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 13

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