1960 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1960 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1960 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey, A. Wickes
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, R. Crow, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, L. Hughson, K. Jones, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Collingwood (11.14.80) defeated Fitzroy (3.7.25).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Merrett (5), M. Weideman (3), R. O'Dwyer (2), B. Beers
Fitzroy: G. Campbell, A. Gale, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
39,927
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
11.14.80 - 3.7.25
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | (25) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | COLL by 27 | COLL by 55 | COLL by 55 | COLL by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Wickes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 7 | |||