1961 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1961 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, F. Wooller
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), I. Abraham, B. Beers, I. Brewer, K. Burns, B. Delanty, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, J. Mahon, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, T. Steer, M. Twomey, A. Wickes
Geelong (13.18.96) defeated Collingwood (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Vinar (5), D. Wade (3), J. Yeates (2), B. Goggin, A. Lord, F. Wooller
Collingwood: B. Gray (2), T. Steer (2), M. Weideman (2), I. Brewer, J. Henderson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bill Serong
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
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 | |||