1963 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1963 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 16 of the 1963 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Ray Gabelich as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, K. Rattray, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), R. Gabelich (vice-capt.), B. Chapman, M. Erwin, J. Henderson, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, J. Knox, P. Marshall, K. McLean, D. Norman, T. Potter, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, D. Steele, T. Steer, M. Urquhart, T. Waters, R. Watt
Melbourne (19.15.129) defeated Collingwood (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Emselle (5), B. Bourke (3), R. Barassi (2), R. Groom (2), J. Lord (2), B. Kenneally, H. Mann, K. Rattray, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Collingwood: B. Chapman (3), E. Hutchesson (3), M. Weideman (3), T. Steer
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
43,057
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
19.15.129 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | COLL by 1 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 61 | MELB by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ray Gabelich
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Erwin, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Gabelich, Ray (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Knox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 52 | Marshall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | McLean, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roper, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Steele, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Urquhart, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Waters, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Weideman, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||