1971 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1971 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1971 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Terry Waters, vice-captain Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Barry Price as vice-captain.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, J. Clifton, H. Coles, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, J. Greening, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, D. O'Callaghan, P. Pettigrew, T. Potter, M. Richardson, R. Rose, L. Thompson, G. Tredrea, D. Tuddenham
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, A. Ruscuklic, R. Sault, L. Skinner, B. Sykes, D. Wall, G. Wilson, N. Zunneberg
Collingwood (19.20.134) defeated Fitzroy (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (10), W. Richardson (3), H. Coles (2), R. Dunne, J. Greening, G. Tredrea, D. Tuddenham
Fitzroy: A. Ruscuklic (3), M. Andrews (2), J. Murphy (2), N. Brown, R. Crow, L. Richards, L. Skinner, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,759
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
19.20.134 - 12.9.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 57 | COLL by 53 | COLL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Price
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 10 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | McKenzie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Pettigrew, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Price, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Richardson, Wayne (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Rose, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Tredrea, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 20 | 361 | 269 | 92 | 91 | 29 | 44 | 43 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | McKenzie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Skinner, Lyle | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Sykes, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 242 | 208 | 34 | 56 | 21 | 43 | 44 | |||