1960 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at the 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 (8.12.60) were defeated by Collingwood (9.11.65).
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
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Bill Serong (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||