1961 VFL Season Round 5: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1961 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round five of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.7.55) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.20.116).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Bill Serong
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
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 | |||