1966 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1966 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 14 of the 1966 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Trevor Steer as vice-captain. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Johnny Birt as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Collingwood
D. Tuddenham (capt.), T. Steer (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, P. Boyne, R. Gabelich, I. Graham, J. Henderson, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, G. Jenkin, I. Montgomery, M. Pitt, T. Potter, W. Richardson, K. Rose, L. Thompson, C. Tully, M. Urquhart, G. Wallis, T. Waters

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Egan, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, J. Williams, B. Wilson

Collingwood (7.10.52) were defeated by Essendon (18.9.117).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Graham (2), T. Steer (2), W. Richardson, D. Tuddenham, C. Tully
Essendon: T. Fordham (10), A. Noonan (2), J. Clarke, K. Fraser, I. Payne, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, J. Williams

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 30 July 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 38,918

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 7.10.52 - 18.9.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 5 4 . 7 5 . 8 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Essendon 8 . 1 10 . 5 12 . 8 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Margin ESSE by 32 ESSE by 34 ESSE by 42 ESSE by 65 ESSE by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Collingwood), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Des Tuddenham (Collingwood), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Trevor Steer (Collingwood), Johnny Birt (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Perkins

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 7 0 0 0
8 Boyne, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 0
3 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 13 2 2
7 Graham, Ian ? ? 2 3 9 9 0 3 0 3 3
4 Henderson, John ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 3 0 1 0
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 5 0
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 0 5 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Montgomery, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 2 2
21 Pitt, Max ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 4 0 1 0
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 3 5
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 1 0 19 18 1 2 0 3 2
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 3 0 1 3
2 Steer, Trevor (vc) ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 3 6 2 0
28 Thompson, Len ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 11 45 2 2
1 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 2 0 1 3
9 Tully, Colin ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 2 0
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 1 1
36 Wallis, Gary ? ? 0 1 20 19 1 2 0 4 0
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 10 236 211 25 57 64 40 23

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny (vc) ? ? 0 1 28 25 3 4 0 1 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 0 0 2
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 1 0 1 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 3 0 1 1
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 3
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 10 4 17 17 0 11 0 1 1
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 11 1 1 2
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 3 0 0 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 5 0 1 4
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 21 2 5
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 5 0 4 2
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 0 1 3
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 5 0 2 4
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 3 5 2 3
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 0
22 Williams, John ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 3 10 1 3
26 Wilson, Bob ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 4 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 9 306 266 40 76 42 23 40

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