1963 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1963 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1963 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Ray Gabelich as vice-captain. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), R. Gabelich (vice-capt.), B. Chapman, J. Henderson, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, B. Johnstone, J. Knox, P. Marshall, K. McLean, T. Potter, R. Reeves, B. Rist, W. Roper, K. Rose, D. Steele, T. Steer, M. Urquhart, T. Waters, R. Watt

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beers, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Carroll, B. Clements, R. Crow, S. Duncan, R. Fry, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, A. Lynch, M. Miers, T. O'Mara, B. Pert, B. Pollock, C. Sleep, R. Slocum, B. Storer

Collingwood (20.14.134) defeated Fitzroy (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: E. Hutchesson (5), B. Chapman (3), B. Rist (2), K. Rose (2), T. Steer (2), T. Waters (2), M. Weideman (2), W. Roper, M. Urquhart
Fitzroy: B. Pollock (3), G. Campbell (2), K. Murray (2), B. Storer (2), B. Beers, R. Fry, R. Slocum

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 August 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,882

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 20.14.134 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 6 . 5 11 . 7 14 . 12 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Fitzroy 1 . 5 5 . 8 8 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin COLL by 30 COLL by 35 COLL by 37 COLL by 47 COLL by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Ray Gabelich (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Chapman, Bert ? ? 3 ?
2 Gabelich, Ray (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 5 ?
11 Johnstone, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Knox, John ? ? 0 ?
52 Marshall, Peter ? ? 0 ?
47 McLean, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
41 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
14 Rist, Barry ? ? 2 ?
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 1 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
17 Steele, Des ? ? 0 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 2 ?
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 1 ?
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 2 ?
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Beers, Brian ? ? 1 ?
35 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
8 Carroll, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Clements, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 1 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
14 Miers, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 2 ?
54 O'Mara, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Pollock, Brett ? ? 3 ?
17 Sleep, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 1 ?
53 Storer, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

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