1960 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1960 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1960 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner, A. Wickes
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge
Collingwood (7.13.55) defeated Melbourne (2.7.19).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Weideman (3), B. Beers, R. Gabelich, T. Merrett, B. Serong
Melbourne: F. Adams, H. Mann
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
28,263
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
7.13.55 - 2.7.19
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 7 | (19) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Wickes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 7 | |||