1960 VFL Semi Final 1: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1960 between Essendon and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1960 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
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 Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Donohoe, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Burns, B. Chapman, 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, R. Willett
Essendon (7.15.57) were defeated by Collingwood (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Clarke (3), B. Dunlop (2), J. Birt, K. Fraser
Collingwood: B. Dorman (3), K. Burns (2), M. Weideman (2), B. Beers, R. O'Dwyer
As a result of this match, Essendon were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Collingwood faced Fitzroy in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1960
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
81,209
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.15.57 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 7 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
Bill Serong
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||