1960 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1960 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1960 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain. Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, I. Shelton, K. Timms

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. Murnane, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, A. Wickes

Essendon (11.10.76) defeated Collingwood (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Dunlop (3), K. Peucker (3), R. Evans (2), J. Clarke, K. Fraser, H. Mitchell
Collingwood: M. Weideman (4), R. Gabelich (3), I. Brewer (2), E. Hutchesson, R. O'Dwyer

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 7 May 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 11.10.76 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 1 6 . 3 8 . 3 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Collingwood 6 . 2 7 . 2 11 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin COLL by 25 COLL by 5 COLL by 23 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Geoff Leek (Essendon), Thorold Merrett (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
3 Dunlop, Bob ? ? 3 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 1 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (vc) ? ? 0 ?
16 Leydin, Graham ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
29 Peucker, Ken ? ? 3 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 2 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
14 Dorman, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 3 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 1 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold (vc) ? ? 0 ?
23 Murnane, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 O'Dwyer, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 4 ?
31 Wickes, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 8

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 50s