1960 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1960 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): John Schultz (Footscray)
Coleman Medallist(s): Ron Evans (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Melbourne (P) 1st 14 -0- 4 143.1% John Beckwith (15) Ian Ridley (36)
Fitzroy 2nd 14 -0- 4 112.5% Kevin Murray (19) Wally Clark (33)
Essendon 3rd 13 -0- 5 125.1% Johnny Birt (10) Ron Evans (67)
Collingwood (R) 4th 11 -0- 7 114.3% Bill Serong (9) Murray Weideman (28)
Hawthorn 5th 11 -0- 7 104.9% Brendan Edwards (10) Garry Young (36)
St Kilda 6th 9 -0- 9 101.7% Lance Oswald (10) Bill Young (37)
Carlton 7th 8 -1- 9 99.0% John James (12) Leo Brereton (44)
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 92.3% Bob Skilton (11) Max Oaten (39)
Geelong 9th 6 -1- 11 95.5% Bill Goggin (11) Fred Wooller (29)
Footscray 10th 6 -0- 12 90.4% John Schultz (20) Ray Baxter (37)
North Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 13 80.3% Laurie Dwyer (18) John Dugdale (38)
Richmond 12th 2 -2- 14 66.7% Tom Simpson (5) Graeme Wilkinson (21)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 5

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 93 - 66 23,000
SAT 16/04/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 114 - 63 28,100
SAT 16/04/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 80 - 25 39,927
MON 18/04/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 99 - 44 36,966
MON 18/04/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 97 - 66 24,982
MON 18/04/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 98 - 98 31,150

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 25/04/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 48 - 72 32,000
MON 25/04/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 71 - 64 33,815
SAT 30/04/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 134 - 90 16,370
SAT 30/04/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 45 - 170 31,000
SAT 30/04/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 52 - 55 30,000
SAT 30/04/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 53 - 99 20,150

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 110 - 46 23,135
SAT 07/05/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 55 13,802
SAT 07/05/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 41 - 45 18,700
SAT 07/05/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 76 - 74 30,000
SAT 07/05/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 42 - 26 9,000
SAT 07/05/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 45 - 53 16,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 55 - 19 28,263
SAT 14/05/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 38 - 59 12,795
SAT 14/05/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 48 - 37 11,066
SAT 14/05/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 26 - 35 24,302
SAT 14/05/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 78 - 38 7,000
SAT 14/05/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 36 - 47 7,500

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 37 - 57 12,500
SAT 21/05/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 66 - 51 8,500
SAT 21/05/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 115 - 80 26,500
SAT 21/05/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 39 - 37 28,600
SAT 21/05/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 47 - 31 12,500
SAT 21/05/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 75 - 36 17,102

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 124 - 32 27,249
SAT 28/05/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 119 - 74 16,221
SAT 28/05/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 50 25,632
SAT 28/05/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 47 - 65 22,128
SAT 28/05/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 80 - 78 27,000
SAT 28/05/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 48 - 62 8,600

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 69 - 71 32,500
SAT 04/06/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 99 - 97 16,500
SAT 04/06/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 79 - 91 24,465
SAT 04/06/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 90 - 66 26,239
SAT 04/06/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 88 - 104 23,740
SAT 04/06/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 49 - 81 16,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 75 - 44 35,539
SAT 11/06/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 83 - 94 24,119
SAT 11/06/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 110 - 73 29,853
SAT 11/06/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 90 - 92 17,500
SAT 11/06/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 90 - 91 21,500
SAT 11/06/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 96 - 81 12,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 68 - 110 23,233
SAT 18/06/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 83 - 83 13,000
SAT 18/06/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 120 - 63 13,897
SAT 18/06/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 88 - 87 21,000
SAT 18/06/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 55 - 67 23,900
SAT 18/06/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 67 - 74 28,098

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 41 - 83 17,934
SAT 25/06/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 80 - 50 26,979
SAT 25/06/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 73 - 84 22,300
SAT 02/07/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 76 - 74 25,700
SAT 02/07/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 130 - 108 15,747
SAT 02/07/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 84 - 97 28,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 71 - 58 29,741
SAT 09/07/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 94 - 73 20,915
SAT 09/07/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 83 - 98 15,000
SAT 09/07/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 99 - 42 16,500
SAT 09/07/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 54 - 57 15,322
SAT 09/07/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 69 - 86 18,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 73 - 103 9,600
SAT 16/07/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 79 - 52 14,388
SAT 16/07/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 56 - 110 13,500
SAT 16/07/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 73 - 107 23,500
SAT 16/07/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 79 - 57 24,700
SAT 16/07/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 112 - 96 30,080

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 49 - 45 42,935
SAT 23/07/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 80 - 79 8,350
SAT 23/07/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 40 - 84 26,796
SAT 23/07/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 112 - 70 17,000
SAT 23/07/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 57 - 58 18,637
SAT 23/07/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 64 - 62 14,133

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 70 - 109 18,000
SAT 30/07/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 53 - 95 15,022
SAT 30/07/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 72 - 83 24,684
SAT 30/07/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 65 - 45 39,110
SAT 30/07/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 67 - 79 8,500
SAT 30/07/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 39 - 75 16,794

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 111 - 65 81,099
SAT 06/08/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 70 - 87 16,300
SAT 06/08/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 88 - 61 16,000
SAT 06/08/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 95 - 58 21,000
SAT 06/08/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 100 - 74 10,000
SAT 06/08/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 71 14,232

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 67 - 76 24,646
SAT 13/08/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 74 - 34 9,445
SAT 13/08/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 57 - 44 16,294
SAT 13/08/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 60 - 49 22,160
SAT 13/08/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 91 - 54 6,109
SAT 13/08/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 30 - 53 12,013

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1960 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 68 - 60 8,000
SAT 20/08/1960 2:20 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 66 - 36 17,100
SAT 20/08/1960 2:20 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 61 - 72 29,500
SAT 20/08/1960 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 63 - 51 16,000
SAT 20/08/1960 2:20 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 51 - 39 22,267
SAT 20/08/1960 2:20 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 71 - 52 13,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1960 2:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 65 - 78 50,274
SAT 27/08/1960 2:20 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 63 - 96 14,587
SAT 27/08/1960 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 56 - 75 11,000
SAT 27/08/1960 2:20 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 45 19,507
SAT 27/08/1960 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 44 - 78 27,000
SAT 27/08/1960 2:20 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 117 - 77 12,419

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1960 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 57 - 66 81,209

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1960 2:30 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 102 - 40 79,796

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1960 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood MCG 60 - 65 65,301

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1960 2:50 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 62 - 14 97,457