1951 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1951 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1951 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. In the absence of Gordon Hocking, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts with Lou Richards as vice-captain. Allan Ruthven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, F. Tuck, M. Twomey

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, B. Roberts, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson

Collingwood (15.13.103) were defeated by Fitzroy (21.9.135).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (6), M. Twomey (3), C. Davey (2), F. Tuck (2), L. Richards, R. Richards
Fitzroy: E. Hart (7), J. Gervasoni (4), G. Coates (3), B. Roberts (3), B. Clay (2), A. Ruthven (2)

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

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 14 July 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 15.13.103 - 21.9.135

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 1 6 . 6 11 . 8 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Fitzroy 6 . 1 8 . 3 16 . 8 21 . 9 21 . 9 (135)
Margin FITZ by 18 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 32 FITZ by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Coghlan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Col ? ? 2 ?
32 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 6 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
30 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (ac) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
2 Richards, Lou (avc) ? ? 1 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
23 Swan, Neville ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 2 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 2 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 3 ?
29 Dunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 4 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 7 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
32 Roberts, Bob ? ? 3 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 21 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