1961 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1961 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round eight of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the 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 (17.19.121) defeated Collingwood (7.10.52).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Ron BarassiCoach: Norm Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Bill Serong (acting)Vice-Captain: Ken Turner (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||