1961 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1961 between Geelong and Collingwood during round one of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Bill Serong as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Geelong (13.18.96) defeated Collingwood (8.9.57).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
23,973
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.18.96 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | COLL by 3 | GEEL by 47 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: John YeatesCoach: Bob Davis
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Bill Serong
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Abraham, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Delanty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Wickes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||