1961 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1961 between Carlton and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1961 VFL season. Carlton hosted Collingwood at Princes Park. Graham Donaldson captained the hosts. Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Bill Serong as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, R. Carruthers, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, M. Heffernan, J. Henderson, J. Mahon, D. Norman, R. O'Dwyer, K. Pay, R. Reeves, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, K. Turner, R. Willett

Carlton (9.11.65) defeated Collingwood (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (2), T. Carroll (2), P. Barry, G. Collis, M. Cross, G. Donaldson, S. Silvagni
Collingwood: K. Pay (2), J. Henderson, B. Serong, K. Turner, M. Weideman, R. Willett

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Collingwood remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 27 May 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 33,161

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Collingwood
Score: 9.11.65 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 4 . 8 5 . 11 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Collingwood 1 . 3 2 . 6 3 . 9 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin CARL by 13 CARL by 14 CARL by 14 CARL by 11 CARL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Graham Donaldson (Carlton), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Bill Serong (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leighton

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Arch, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 1 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 2 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 2 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
23 Cross, Martin ? ? 1 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham (c) ? ? 1 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Pavlou, Chris ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 ?
32 Varlamos, Vasil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 0 ?
36 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Heffernan, Mike ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 1 ?
36 Mahon, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 0 ?
30 O'Dwyer, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Pay, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Rosenbrock, Peter ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill (vc) ? ? 1 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 1 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 1 ?
6 Willett, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s