1960 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1960 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1960 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Murray Weideman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
Back:
J. Beckwith, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson
Half-back:
G. Case, J. Lord, I. Thorogood
Centre:
B. Dixon, L. Mithen, B. Kenneally
Half-forward:
G. Tunbridge, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann
Forward:
F. Adams, A. Rowarth, B. Johnson
Follower:
L. Mann, R. Barassi (capt.), I. Ridley
Sub.:
B. Leahy, R. Nilsson
Collingwood
Back:
R. Reeves, P. Rosenbrock, M. Twomey
Half-back:
K. Rose, B. Thripp, M. Delanty
Centre:
B. Gray, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson
Half-forward:
B. Beers, M. Weideman (capt.), K. Turner
Forward:
K. Burns, R. Willett, G. Fellowes
Follower:
R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, R. O'Dwyer
Sub.:
I. Brewer, B. Chapman
Melbourne (8.14.62) defeated Collingwood (2.2.14).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), B. Johnson (2), H. Mann (2), A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge
Collingwood: R. Gabelich, J. Henderson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1960
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
97,457
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
8.14.62 - 2.2.14
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | (14) |
| Margin | MELB by 27 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 48 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Goal Umpire:
H. Forsyth,
J. Lee
Boundary Umpire:
D. Fitzgerald,
J. Geggie
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Adams, Frank | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 20 | Beers, Brian | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Chapman, Bert | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | RR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Willett, Ray | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 2 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 16 | R. Reeves | 27 | P. Rosenbrock | 25 | M. Twomey | 34 | L. Mann | 21 | B. Leahy | ||||||
| 16 | B. Johnson | 2 | A. Rowarth | 6 | F. Adams | 31 | R. Barassi (c) | 38 | R. Nilsson | ||||||
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| 29 | K. Rose | 21 | B. Thripp | 5 | M. Delanty |
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| 29 | H. Mann | 35 | C. Laidlaw | 23 | G. Tunbridge |
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| 4 | B. Gray | 10 | J. Henderson | 12 | E. Hutchesson |
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| 22 | B. Kenneally | 11 | L. Mithen | 9 | B. Dixon | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 13 | R. Gabelich | 6 | I. Brewer | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 32 | B. Harrison | 37 | B. Chapman | |||||||||||
| 20 | B. Beers | 1 | M. Weideman (c) | 11 | K. Turner | 30 | R. O'Dwyer |
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| 26 | I. Thorogood | 4 | J. Lord | 7 | G. Case |
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| 19 | K. Burns | 8 | R. Willett | 28 | G. Fellowes |
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| 14 | T. Johnson | 8 | T. Johnson | 30 | J. Beckwith |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Phonse Kyne | ||||||||||||||