1960 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 143.1%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 29
Brownlow Leader(s): John Beckwith (15)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ian Ridley (36)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Brian Dixon

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain(s): John Beckwith

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Frank #6 13 R01-R05, R12-R13, R15-R18, SF, GF 16
Baker, Peter #45 1 R12 0
Barassi, Ron #31 18 R01-R09, R11-R12, R14-R18, SF, GF 21
Beckwith, John #30 16 R01-R11, R16-R18, SF, GF 0
Case, Geoff #7 19 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, GF 0
Crompton, Neil #12 5 R04, R06-R07, R13, R15 4
Dixon, Brian #9 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 4
Gleeson, Terry #28 15 R03-R17 3
Johnson, Bob #16 16 R01-R02, R04-R09, R11-R16, SF, GF 30
Johnson, Tassie #8 19 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, GF 0
Johnson, Trevor #14 18 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF 1
Jones, Dennis #27 15 R01-R04, R06-R14, R17-R18 0
Kenneally, Bryan #22 17 R02, R05-R18, SF, GF 0
Laidlaw, Clyde #35 19 R01-R17, SF, GF 14
Leahy, Brian #21 12 R01-R04, R10, R12, R14-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 0
Lord, John #4 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 4
Mann, Hassa #29 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 22
Mann, Len #34 6 R02-R03, R10, R18, SF, GF 1
Massey, Bernie #37 7 R01, R05-R06, R10, R13, R16, R18 0
McLean, Ian #5 4 R01, R03-R04, R07 0
Milner, George #32 5 R01-R03, R05-R06 1
Mithen, Laurie #11 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 3
Nilsson, Ray #38 13 R08-R18, SF, GF 19
Pinfold, Graeme #20 7 R10-R16 0
Ridley, Ian #24 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 38
Rowarth, Alan #2 15 R01-R10, R14, R17-R18, SF, GF 22
Thorogood, Ian #26 15 R05, R07-R18, SF, GF 0
Tunbridge, Geoff #23 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 17
Turner, Bob #10 5 R03, R08-R11 5

Team Line-Up

Back: John Beckwith Tassie Johnson Trevor Johnson
Half-Back: Geoff Case John Lord Ian Thorogood
Centre: Brian Dixon Laurie Mithen Bryan Kenneally
Half-Forward: Geoff Tunbridge Clyde Laidlaw Hassa Mann
Forward: Frank Adams Alan Rowarth Bob Johnson
Follower: Len Mann Ron Barassi Ian Ridley
Interchange: Brian Leahy Ray Nilsson

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Smith, Norm 20 16 -0- 4 R01-R18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1960 Round 1 North Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 55 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/04/1960 Round 2 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 24 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
07/05/1960 Round 3 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 64 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
14/05/1960 Round 4 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 36 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
21/05/1960 Round 5 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MEL by 20 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
28/05/1960 Round 6 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 92 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
04/06/1960 Round 7 Essendon AWAY WIN MEL by 2 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
11/06/1960 Round 8 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 31 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
18/06/1960 Round 9 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 42 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/06/1960 Round 10 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 42 Norm Smith John Beckwith
09/07/1960 Round 11 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 13 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
16/07/1960 Round 12 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 30 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
23/07/1960 Round 13 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 4 Norm Smith unknown
30/07/1960 Round 14 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 39 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
06/08/1960 Round 15 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 46 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
13/08/1960 Round 16 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 9 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
20/08/1960 Round 17 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 8 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
27/08/1960 Round 18 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 13 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
10/09/1960 Semi Final Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 62 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
24/09/1960 Grand Final Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 48 Norm Smith Ron Barassi