1964 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1964 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi 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, I. Graham, B. Gray, L. Hill, J. Mahon, P. Marshall, K. McLean, D. Norman, R. Reeves, K. Rose, T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, K. Turner, M. Urquhart, P. Wadham, T. Waters, D. Wright
Melbourne (19.20.134) defeated Collingwood (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Townsend (5), B. Kenneally (3), J. Lord (3), B. Vagg (3), R. Barassi (2), H. Mann (2), B. Bourke
Collingwood: D. Tuddenham (2), T. Waters (2), I. Graham, K. Rose
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Collingwood in the grand final and Collingwood faced Geelong in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1964
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
93,010
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
19.20.134 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 89 | MELB by 89 | |||||||||||
| 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:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McLean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 20 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bone, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Gabelich, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Henderson, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Marshall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLean, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Urquhart, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wadham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Waters, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wright, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||