1954 VFL Season Round 2: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round two of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Collingwood (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (5.8.38).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
12.12.84 - 5.8.38
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 46 | COLL by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Neil Mann (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Waites, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Morgan, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wanhope, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 8 | |||