1962 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1962 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1962 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Murray Weideman captained the visitors with, in the absence of Ray Gabelich, deputy vice-captain Ken Turner as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), K. Turner (vice-capt.), M. Bone, B. Chapman, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, J. Henderson, L. Hill, B. Johnstone, J. Knox, J. Mahon, D. Norman, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, R. Rose, T. Steer, B. Thripp, D. Tuddenham, N. Withers

Melbourne (14.8.92) defeated Collingwood (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Mithen (5), F. Adams (3), R. Barassi (2), J. Lord (2), C. Laidlaw, G. Tunbridge
Collingwood: M. Weideman (4), K. Rose (3), D. Tuddenham (2), B. Chapman, W. Roper

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 4 August 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 54,312

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 14.8.92 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 7 . 6 13 . 8 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Collingwood 2 . 3 6 . 5 7 . 7 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin level MELB by 7 MELB by 37 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 3 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 2 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
39 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 5 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Bone, Michael ? ? 0 ?
25 Chapman, Bert ? ? 1 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
11 Johnstone, Bob ? ? 0 ?
39 Knox, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Mahon, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 1 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 3 ?
22 Rose, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
21 Thripp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Tuddenham, Des ? ? 2 ?
3 Turner, Ken (avc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 4 ?
6 Withers, Neville ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 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