1974 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1974 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Booth, C. Cruse, J. Duckworth, D. Farnham, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, S. Molloy, K. Murray, B. Padley, R. Sault, D. Searl, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, N. Taylor, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, S. Clifford, H. Coles, I. Cooper, P. Cranage, R. Dean, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, B. Heard, A. Holmes, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, B. Price, M. Richardson, R. Wearmouth, J. Williams
Fitzroy (18.12.120) defeated Collingwood (17.9.111).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Richards (4), J. Murphy (3), D. Searl (3), D. Wall (3), W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, I. Miller, R. Sault, G. Wilson
Collingwood: R. Oborne (3), W. Richardson (3), H. Coles (2), R. Dunne (2), G. Dunstan (2), L. Thompson (2), G. Bisset, B. Heard, B. Price
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Thursday 25 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
24,471
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
Collingwood
Score:
18.12.120 - 17.9.111
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Margin | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Hedger
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Booth, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | 272 | 215 | 57 | 56 | 25 | 38 | 42 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Dunstan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Holmes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | 239 | 203 | 36 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 38 | |||