1964 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1964 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1964 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ray Gabelich captained the visitors with John Henderson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, P. McLean, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams, G. Wise
Collingwood
R. Gabelich (capt.), J. Henderson (vice-capt.), M. Bone, B. Chapman, D. Dalton, I. Graham, L. Hill, J. Mahon, K. McLean, D. Norman, T. Potter, R. Reeves, K. Rose, T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, K. Turner, M. Urquhart, T. Waters, R. Watt, D. Wright
Melbourne (8.16.64) defeated Collingwood (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Townsend (3), J. Lord (2), B. Bourke, N. Crompton, H. Mann
Collingwood: R. Gabelich (2), M. Bone, D. Dalton, I. Graham, T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, T. Waters
As a result of this match, Melbourne were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1964
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
102,471
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
8.16.64 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | COLL by 2 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ray Gabelich
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
John Henderson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Goal Umpire:
T. Rossiter,
H. Stevens
Boundary Umpire:
A. Cook,
J. McNiff
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McLean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bone, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dalton, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Gabelich, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Henderson, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLean, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Urquhart, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Waters, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wright, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||