1960 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at the 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 (7.15.57) were defeated by Collingwood (9.12.66).
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
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
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeVice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: Dick Reynolds
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Bill Serong (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||