1961 VFL Season Round 7: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1961 between Collingwood and Essendon during round seven of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (18.11.119) defeated Essendon (8.10.58).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Bill Serong
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeVice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman
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 | |||