1961 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1961 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1961 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Bill Serong as vice-captain.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), R. Carruthers, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, J. Henderson, J. Mahon, D. Norman, R. O'Dwyer, K. Pay, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, F. Smith, T. Steer, R. Thomas, K. Turner, R. Willett
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, C. Bond, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, R. Crow, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, B. Pigot, J. Powell, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Collingwood (8.7.55) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.20.116).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Delanty (3), G. Fellowes, B. Gray, D. Norman, K. Pay, R. Thomas
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (4), G. Campbell (3), J. Carmody (2), B. Pigot (2), K. Wright (2), J. Hayes, J. Powell, R. Vernon
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
30,560
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
8.7.55 - 16.20.116
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Margin | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 61 | FITZ by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Serong
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pay, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Roper, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Smith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Thomas, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 20 | |||