1961 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1961 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, B. Dowling, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, R. Carruthers, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, J. Mahon, D. Norman, K. Pay, R. Reeves, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, T. Steer, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey, R. Willett, N. Withers
Footscray (10.13.73) defeated Collingwood (10.4.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Beamish (2), B. Spargo (2), T. Whitten (2), R. Baxter, B. Dowling, G. Ion, B. Smith
Collingwood: K. Pay (8), K. Bennett, D. Norman
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Bill Serong
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
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 | |||