1961 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1961 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 7 of the 1961 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Bill Serong as vice-captain.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), 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, B. Rist, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, K. Turner, N. Withers
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, K. Timms
Collingwood (18.11.119) defeated Essendon (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Pay (6), D. Norman (3), B. Rist (3), K. Bennett, R. Carruthers, B. Gray, B. Serong, K. Turner, M. Weideman
Essendon: H. Mitchell (3), G. Moloney (2), B. Capuano, J. Clarke, K. Fraser
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
28,200
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
18.11.119 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 61 | COLL by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Serong
(Collingwood),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Heffernan, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pay, Kevin | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Rist, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Withers, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||