1961 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 5-1-12, P%: 84.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Murray Weideman
Vice-Captain:
Bill Serong
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Ken Turner
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham, Ian | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Beers, Brian | #20 | 11 | 7 | R01, R04, R06, R09-16 |
| Bell, Dennis | #3 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Bennett, Ken | #33 | 12 | 6 | R03-04, R06-15 |
| Brewer, Ian | #6 | 10 | 7 | R01, R06-11, R14-15, R17 |
| Burns, Keith | #19 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R15, R18 |
| Carruthers, Ron | #36 | 8 | 1 | R03-08, R13-14 |
| Delanty, Bob | #13 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R16-18 |
| Delanty, Mike | #5 | 16 | 7 | R01-13, R16-18 |
| Fellowes, Graeme | #28 | 10 | 2 | R01-10 |
| Fildes, Robin | #15 | 4 | 0 | R12-13, R15-16 |
| Gray, Brian | #4 | 15 | 6 | R01-12, R16-18 |
| Harrison, Barry | #32 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Heffernan, Mike | #18 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Henderson, John | #10 | 15 | 3 | R01, R05-18 |
| Hutchesson, Errol | #12 | 13 | 4 | R01-03, R09-18 |
| Mahon, John | #36 | 16 | 0 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Marshall, Peter | #23 | 2 | 2 | R15-16 |
| Norman, David | #26 | 16 | 22 | R02-15, R17-18 |
| O'Dwyer, Ron | #30 | 7 | 0 | R01, R05-08, R11, R16 |
| Pay, Kevin | #7 | 13 | 31 | R03-07, R09-13, R16-18 |
| Perry, Barry | #38 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Poore, Alan | #40 | 5 | 4 | R14-18 |
| Reeves, Ron | #16 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Rist, Barry | #37 | 8 | 8 | R07-14 |
| Roper, Warren | #43 | 5 | 4 | R05, R15-18 |
| Rose, Kevin | #29 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Rosenbrock, Peter | #27 | 13 | 1 | R01-11, R14, R17 |
| Serong, Bill | #22 | 10 | 2 | R01-08, R13-14 |
| Smith, Fred | #48 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Steer, Trevor | #9 | 14 | 11 | R01-05, R08-09, R12-18 |
| Thomas, Ray | #17 | 4 | 1 | R02, R05, R09-10 |
| Thripp, Bill | #21 | 8 | 0 | R02-04, R12-16 |
| Turner, Ken | #11 | 16 | 3 | R02-12, R14-18 |
| Twomey, Mick | #25 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R08-09, R11 |
| Weideman, Murray | #1 | 16 | 10 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Weidemann, Peter | #35 | 4 | 0 | R12-15 |
| Wickes, Alan | #31 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R10-11 |
| Willett, Ray | #6 | 8 | 6 | R02, R04-06, R08, R12-13, R18 |
| Withers, Neville | #41 | 14 | 3 | R03-04, R07-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyne, Phonse | 18 | 5 | -1- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 26 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 61 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 61 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 69 | Phonse Kyne | Bill Serong |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 10 | Phonse Kyne | Ken Turner |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 40 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 54 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 17 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 16 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 38 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Phonse Kyne | Murray Weideman |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.