1966 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1966 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1966 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Johnny Birt as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Trevor Steer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), R. Blew, G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite
Collingwood
D. Tuddenham (capt.), T. Steer (vice-capt.), L. Clark, B. Farmer, R. Gabelich, I. Graham, J. Henderson, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, P. McKenna, I. Montgomery, D. Norman, P. Patterson, M. Pitt, T. Potter, B. Price, K. Rose, L. Thompson, M. Urquhart, T. Waters
Essendon (8.18.66) defeated Collingwood (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt, R. Blew, J. Clarke, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville
Collingwood: B. Farmer (2), T. Waters (2), E. Hutchesson, P. McKenna, B. Price, T. Steer
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1966 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1966
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
43,487
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
8.18.66 - 8.6.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
Des Tuddenham
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Trevor Steer
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Blew
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Forsyth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 18 | 243 | 225 | 18 | 76 | 40 | 14 | 22 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Clark, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Farmer, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Montgomery, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Patterson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Pitt, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Steer, Trevor (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Urquhart, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Waters, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 6 | 248 | 213 | 35 | 63 | 26 | 23 | 14 | |||