1960 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1960 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1960 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Appleyard, B. Bennett, K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, F. Hepner, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kelton, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, R. Porta, P. Rice, B. Skilton, M. Younger

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), I. Brewer, J. Carmody, B. Chapman, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, D. Field, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. Reeves, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, B. Serong, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey, A. Wickes

South Melbourne (12.8.80) defeated Collingwood (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (4), M. Oaten (3), B. McGowan (2), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, R. Clegg
Collingwood: I. Brewer (2), J. Carmody (2), J. Henderson (2), B. Chapman, T. Merrett, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Weideman

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) 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 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 28 May 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 12.8.80 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 1 7 . 5 10 . 6 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Collingwood 5 . 0 6 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin COLL by 11 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Faul (South Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Thorold Merrett (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Appleyard, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 1 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 Chisholm, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Hepner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 3 ?
40 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 4 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 2 ?
3 Carmody, John ? ? 2 ?
37 Chapman, Bert ? ? 1 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
14 Dorman, Brian ? ? 0 ?
39 Field, Des ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 2 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold (vc) ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Rosenbrock, Peter ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Thripp, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 1 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 1 ?
31 Wickes, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 12

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