1974 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1974 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1974 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Laurie Richards captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, S. Clifford, H. Coles, I. Cooper, P. Cranage, R. Dunne, D. Gott, B. Heard, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, B. Picken, B. Price, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, R. Wearmouth, J. Williams
Fitzroy
L. Richards (capt.), G. Austen, R. Brain, J. Duckworth, D. Farnham, K. Hayes, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. Murray, B. Padley, D. Searl, N. Taylor, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Collingwood (24.14.158) defeated Fitzroy (19.13.127).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (6), L. Thompson (4), R. Dunne (3), B. Picken (3), H. Coles (2), R. Oborne (2), G. Shephard (2), B. Heard, W. Richardson
Fitzroy: D. Wall (4), D. Searl (3), G. Wilson (3), I. Miller (2), N. Taylor (2), G. Austen, K. Hayes, T. Lloyd, D. McMahon, A. Thompson
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
17,356
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
24.14.158 - 19.13.127
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | 24 | . | 14 | 24 | . | 14 | (158) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Margin | COLL by 15 | COLL by 40 | COLL by 34 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 8 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Shephard, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 14 | 281 | 222 | 59 | 75 | 0+ | 37 | 38 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Brain, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 11 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 8 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 13 | 259 | 216 | 43 | 74 | 0+ | 38 | 37 | |||