1961 VFL Season Round 15: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1961 between Collingwood and Footscray during round fifteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.10.40) were defeated by Footscray (11.12.78).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Murray WeidemanVice-Captain: Ken Turner (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
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 | |||