1961 VFL Season Round 12: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1961 between Collingwood and Geelong during round twelve of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.11.41) were defeated by Geelong (8.10.58).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Ken Turner (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Geelong
Captain: John YeatesCoach: Bob Davis
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 | |||