1965 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1965 between Collingwood and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1965 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at MCG.
John Henderson captained the hosts with Kevin Rose as vice-captain.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Ian Shelton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Collingwood
J. Henderson (capt.), K. Rose (vice-capt.), M. Bone, P. Boyne, B. Chapman, V. Ellis, I. Graham, B. Gray, L. Hill, J. Mahon, P. McKenna, I. Montgomery, D. Norman, T. Potter, L. Thompson, D. Tuddenham, C. Tully, K. Turner, P. Wadham, D. Wright
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), I. Shelton (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite
Collingwood (6.6.42) were defeated by Essendon (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (3), M. Bone, I. Graham, B. Gray
Essendon: T. Fordham (6), K. Fraser (4), J. Clarke (2), H. Mitchell, B. Waite
As a result of this match, Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced St Kilda in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1965 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1965
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
95,386
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
6.6.42 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Henderson
(Collingwood),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Rose
(Collingwood),
Ian Shelton
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Goal Umpire:
L. Barratt
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bone, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Boyne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ellis, Vaughan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Henderson, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Montgomery, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Rose, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Tully, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Wadham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Wright, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 6 | 236 | 209 | 27 | 54 | 30 | 23 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | 249 | 225 | 24 | 60 | 23 | 30 | |||