1964 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1964 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1964 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Ray Gabelich captained the hosts with John Henderson as vice-captain. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.

Collingwood
R. Gabelich (capt.), J. Henderson (vice-capt.), M. Bone, I. Graham, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, J. Knox, R. Longmire, J. Mahon, D. Norman, T. Potter, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, T. Steer, K. Turner, M. Urquhart, T. Waters, R. Watt, R. Willett

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, B. Beers, C. Bond, N. Brown, G. Campbell, R. Crow, S. Duncan, R. Fry, T. Hirst, G. Lazarus, T. Lovett, A. Lynch, D. McKenzie, M. Miers, T. O'Mara, B. Pert, R. Rogerson, R. Slocum

Collingwood (14.15.99) defeated Fitzroy (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Willett (6), D. Norman (2), T. Waters (2), M. Bone, I. Graham, J. Henderson, M. Urquhart
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (3), R. Rogerson (3), R. Crow (2), G. Campbell, R. Slocum

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 18 April 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 29,255

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.15.99 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 2 7 . 5 12 . 8 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 4 . 7 7 . 9 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin FITZ by 1 COLL by 16 COLL by 29 COLL by 28 COLL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Collingwood), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ray Gabelich (Collingwood), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: John Henderson (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Bone, Michael ? ? 1 ?
1 Gabelich, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Graham, Ian ? ? 1 ?
2 Henderson, John (vc) ? ? 1 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 ?
10 Knox, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Longmire, Robert ? ? 0 ?
8 Mahon, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 2 ?
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
3 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 1 ?
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 2 ?
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 0 ?
8 Willett, Ray ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 15

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 ?
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 2 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Hirst, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 3 ?
22 Lovett, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
36 McKenzie, David ? ? 0 ?
14 Miers, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
54 O'Mara, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Rogerson, Ralph ? ? 3 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 11

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