1962 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1962 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1962 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Ray Gabelich as vice-captain. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), R. Gabelich (vice-capt.), M. Bone, B. Chapman, M. Erwin, R. Fildes, B. Gray, J. Henderson, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, B. Johnstone, J. Knox, J. Mahon, D. Norman, B. Rist, W. Roper, R. Rose, T. Steer, K. Turner, N. Withers

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, M. Collins, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, K. Rattray, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Vagg

Collingwood (6.15.51) were defeated by Melbourne (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Rose (2), T. Steer (2), M. Bone, N. Withers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), R. Dawson (3), L. Mithen (2), F. Adams, T. Gleeson, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 May 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 31,315

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.15.51 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 3 3 . 8 4 . 13 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Melbourne 2 . 2 4 . 3 8 . 6 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 1 MELB by 17 MELB by 32 MELB by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Ray Gabelich (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hodgson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Bone, Michael ? ? 1 ?
25 Chapman, Bert ? ? 0 ?
32 Erwin, Mick ? ? 0 ?
15 Fildes, Robin ? ? 0 ?
2 Gabelich, Ray (vc) ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 ?
11 Johnstone, Bob ? ? 0 ?
39 Knox, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Mahon, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 0 ?
14 Rist, Barry ? ? 0 ?
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Ralph ? ? 2 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 2 ?
3 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Withers, Neville ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 15

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 4 ?
11 Collins, Mike ? ? 0 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 3 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
25 Rattray, Kerry ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s