1961 VFL Season Round 4: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1961 between Footscray and Collingwood during round four of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Bill Serong as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Footscray (10.13.73) defeated Collingwood (10.4.64).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
34,029
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
Collingwood
Score:
10.13.73 - 10.4.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | (64) |
| Margin | FOOT by 22 | COLL by 1 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Bill Serong
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Pay, Kevin | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Withers, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 4 | |||