1961 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1961 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1961 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
In the absence of Murray Weideman, vice-captain Bill Serong captained the visitors with Ken Turner as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Collingwood
B. Serong (capt.), K. Turner (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, I. Brewer, R. Carruthers, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, J. Henderson, J. Mahon, D. Norman, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Rist, K. Rose, P. Rosenbrock, T. Steer, M. Twomey, R. Willett, N. Withers
Melbourne (17.19.121) defeated Collingwood (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (4), L. Mithen (4), B. Johnson (3), I. Ridley (2), B. Dixon, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, G. Tunbridge
Collingwood: T. Steer (4), D. Norman, B. Rist, R. Willett
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Monday 12 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
78,465
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
17.19.121 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | MELB by 31 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 70 | MELB by 69 | MELB by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Bill Serong
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ken Turner
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 19 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Rist, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenbrock, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Withers, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||