1961 VFL Season: Collingwood

Season Team Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 5-1-12, P%: 84.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 40
Brownlow Leader(s): John Henderson (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Kevin Pay (31)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s): Murray Weideman

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Murray Weideman

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abraham, Ian #2 1 R01 0
Beers, Brian #20 11 R01, R04, R06, R09-R16 7
Bell, Dennis #3 2 R17-R18 1
Bennett, Ken #33 12 R03-R04, R06-R15 6
Brewer, Ian #6 10 R01, R06-R11, R14-R15, R17 7
Burns, Keith #19 5 R01-R03, R15, R18 0
Carruthers, Ron #36 8 R03-R08, R13-R14 1
Delanty, Bob #13 5 R01-R02, R16-R18 1
Delanty, Mike #5 16 R01-R13, R16-R18 7
Fellowes, Graeme #28 10 R01-R10 2
Fildes, Robin #15 4 R12-R13, R15-R16 0
Gray, Brian #4 15 R01-R12, R16-R18 6
Harrison, Barry #32 2 R13-R14 1
Heffernan, Mike #18 2 R06-R07 0
Henderson, John #10 15 R01, R05-R18 3
Hutchesson, Errol #12 13 R01-R03, R09-R18 4
Mahon, John #36 16 R01-R12, R15-R18 0
Marshall, Peter #23 2 R15-R16 2
Norman, David #26 16 R02-R15, R17-R18 22
O'Dwyer, Ron #30 7 R01, R05-R08, R11, R16 0
Pay, Kevin #7 13 R03-R07, R09-R13, R16-R18 31
Perry, Barry #38 2 R17-R18 1
Poore, Alan #40 5 R14-R18 4
Reeves, Ron #16 18 R01-R18 0
Rist, Barry #37 8 R07-R14 8
Roper, Warren #43 5 R05, R15-R18 4
Rose, Kevin #29 18 R01-R18 6
Rosenbrock, Peter #27 13 R01-R11, R14, R17 1
Serong, Bill #22 10 R01-R08, R13-R14 2
Smith, Fred #48 1 R05 0
Steer, Trevor #9 14 R01-R05, R08-R09, R12-R18 11
Thomas, Ray #17 4 R02, R05, R09-R10 1
Thripp, Bill #21 8 R02-R04, R12-R16 0
Turner, Ken #11 16 R02-R12, R14-R18 3
Twomey, Mick #25 7 R01-R04, R08-R09, R11 0
Weideman, Murray #1 16 R01-R07, R10-R18 10
Weidemann, Peter #35 4 R12-R15 0
Wickes, Alan #31 4 R01-R02, R10-R11 0
Willett, Ray #6 8 R02, R04-R06, R08, R12-R13, R18 6
Withers, Neville #41 14 R03-R04, R07-R18 3

Team Line-Up

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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)
Kyne, Phonse 18 5 -1- 12 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1961 Round 1 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 39 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
22/04/1961 Round 2 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 23 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
29/04/1961 Round 3 North Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 26 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
06/05/1961 Round 4 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 9 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
13/05/1961 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 61 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
27/05/1961 Round 6 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 11 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
03/06/1961 Round 7 Essendon HOME WIN COL by 61 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
12/06/1961 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 69 Phonse Kyne unknown
17/06/1961 Round 9 St Kilda HOME WIN COL by 10 Phonse Kyne unknown
24/06/1961 Round 10 South Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 40 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
01/07/1961 Round 11 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 54 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
08/07/1961 Round 12 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 17 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
15/07/1961 Round 13 Richmond AWAY WIN COL by 16 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
29/07/1961 Round 14 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 3 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
05/08/1961 Round 15 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 38 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
12/08/1961 Round 16 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 22 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
19/08/1961 Round 17 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 16 Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman
26/08/1961 Round 18 Essendon AWAY DRAW drawn Phonse Kyne Murray Weideman