1960 VFL Preliminary Final: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1960 between Fitzroy and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1960 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Murray Weideman captained the visitors with, in the absence of Thorold Merrett, deputy vice-captain Bill Serong as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, L. Hughson, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Burns, B. Chapman, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, B. Thripp, K. Turner, R. Willett
Fitzroy (8.12.60) were defeated by Collingwood (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (3), K. Wright (2), O. Abrahams, A. Gale, R. Slocum
Collingwood: K. Burns (3), R. Willett (2), B. Beers, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. O'Dwyer
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Collingwood faced Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 17 September 1960
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
65,301
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.12.60 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 8 | COLL by 5 | COLL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Bill Serong
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||