1968 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1968 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1968 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Princes Park.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Terry Waters captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, M. Cole, R. Crow, W. Eastman, D. Hellings, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, B. Padley, D. Peoples, C. Rheinberger, A. Ruscuklic, B. Walford
Collingwood
T. Waters (capt.), T. Alexander, P. Boyne, C. Britt, R. Dunne, B. Farmer, J. Green, L. Hill, E. Hug, G. Jenkin, D. Le Gassick, I. Montgomery, P. Patterson, T. Potter, W. Richardson, L. Thompson, M. Urquhart, G. Wallis, R. Watt, S. Whelan
Fitzroy (14.16.100) defeated Collingwood (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (3), J. Murphy (3), B. Walford (3), T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, K. Murray, J. Newnham, B. Padley
Collingwood: R. Dunne (3), T. Waters (3), T. Alexander, C. Britt, B. Farmer, W. Richardson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,799
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
Collingwood
Score:
14.16.100 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 40 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
Terry Waters
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. King
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Cole, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Eastman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Hellings, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Hobbs, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | McGregor, Treva | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | McKenzie, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Peoples, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Rheinberger, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Walford, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 290 | 235 | 55 | 57 | 32 | 38 | 28 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Alexander, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Boyne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Farmer, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Le Gassick, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Montgomery, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Patterson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Urquhart, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Wallis, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Waters, Terry (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Whelan, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | 234 | 209 | 25 | 65 | 47 | 31 | 35 | |||