1961 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1961 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1961 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Murray Weideman captained the visitors with, in the absence of Bill Serong, deputy vice-captain Ken Turner as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, T. Rodgers, G. Sewell, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), K. Turner (vice-capt.), D. Bell, K. Burns, B. Delanty, M. Delanty, B. Gray, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, J. Mahon, D. Norman, K. Pay, B. Perry, A. Poore, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, T. Steer, R. Willett, N. Withers
Essendon (12.16.88) drew with Collingwood (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (3), J. Clarke (2), H. Mitchell (2), K. Timms (2), K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, T. Rodgers
Collingwood: D. Norman (3), M. Weideman (3), W. Roper (2), D. Bell, M. Delanty, E. Hutchesson, B. Perry, R. Willett
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
drew with
Collingwood
Score:
12.16.88 - 13.10.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 5 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
Ken Turner
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bell, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Delanty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Pay, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Perry, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Poore, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Roper, Warren | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Willett, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Withers, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||