1961 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1961 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 12 of the 1961 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Murray Weideman captained the hosts with, in the absence of Bill Serong, deputy vice-captain Ken Turner as vice-captain.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), K. Turner (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, M. Delanty, R. Fildes, B. Gray, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, J. Mahon, D. Norman, K. Pay, R. Reeves, B. Rist, K. Rose, T. Steer, B. Thripp, P. Weidemann, R. Willett, N. Withers
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, J. Helmer, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Collingwood (5.11.41) were defeated by Geelong (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Willett (2), B. Gray, D. Norman, K. Pay
Geelong: B. Goggin (3), C. Rice (2), D. Wade (2), J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,700
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
5.11.41 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Turner
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Fildes, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Pay, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Rist, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Weidemann, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 41 | Withers, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||