1961 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1961 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 15 of the 1961 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Murray Weideman captained the hosts with, in the absence of Bill Serong, deputy vice-captain Ken Turner as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), K. Turner (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, K. Burns, R. Fildes, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, J. Mahon, P. Marshall, D. Norman, A. Poore, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, T. Steer, B. Thripp, P. Weidemann, N. Withers
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, K. Duff, T. Elliott, C. Evans, M. Graham, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, B. Lee, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker, B. Ware, P. Wood
Collingwood (5.10.40) were defeated by Footscray (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Steer (2), B. Beers, P. Marshall, D. Norman
Footscray: M. Hobbs (3), C. Stewart (2), T. Whitten (2), K. Beamish, K. Duff, M. Graham, J. Slattery
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
22,324
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Footscray
Score:
5.10.40 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Turner
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Fildes, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Marshall, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Poore, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Roper, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Weidemann, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Withers, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||