1954 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
N. Mann (capt.), K. Bromage, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, T. Waites, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Harding, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, C. Wanhope, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Collingwood (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Merrett (4), B. Rose (3), M. Dunstan, R. Richards, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Fitzroy: G. Coates, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
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 | |||