1960 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1960 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1960 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Ron Barassi 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 Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, K. Burns, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, B. Thripp, K. Turner, N. Withers

Melbourne (16.15.111) defeated Collingwood (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (5), G. Tunbridge (3), B. Johnson (2), R. Nilsson (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, B. Dixon, C. Laidlaw
Collingwood: G. Fellowes (2), B. Harrison (2), M. Weideman (2), K. Burns, R. O'Dwyer, K. Turner

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 6 August 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 81,099

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 16.15.111 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 2 4 . 6 9 . 7 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Collingwood 3 . 5 5 . 7 7 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin COLL by 21 COLL by 7 MELB by 10 MELB by 46 MELB by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Bill Serong (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 2 ?
20 Pinfold, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 5 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 15

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Burns, Keith ? ? 1 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
14 Dorman, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 2 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 2 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 1 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 2 ?
41 Withers, Neville ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 11

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