1961 VFLR Season: Collingwood Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Collingwood Reserves for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Geelong Reserves in the second semi final (replay), the Collingwood Reserves were defeated by the St Kilda Reserves in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFLR Season
Team:
Collingwood Reserves
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 159.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (R) (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann, Neil | 21 | 15 | -1- | 5 | R01-18, SF, SR, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 16 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 54 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 77 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 19 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 1 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 13 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 71 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | MLBR by 2 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 31 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 71 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 27 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Geelong (R) | HOME | LOSS | GEER by 11 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 37 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 72 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 33 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 75 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 26 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 37 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 09/09/1961 | Semi Final | Geelong (R) | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 16/09/1961 | Semi Final (R) | Geelong (R) | HOME | LOSS | GEER by 15 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 23/09/1961 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda (R) | HOME | LOSS | STKR by 17 | Neil Mann | unknown |