1966 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1966 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1966 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Trevor Steer as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, E. Burston, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Langford, T. Leahy, B. Massey, J. Murnane, G. Osborne, K. Osborne, K. Rowe, P. Smith, B. Vagg, D. Williams

Collingwood
D. Tuddenham (capt.), T. Steer (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, M. Bone, P. Boyne, R. Gabelich, I. Graham, L. Hill, I. Montgomery, P. Patterson, M. Pitt, T. Potter, B. Price, W. Richardson, K. Rose, D. Searl, L. Thompson, C. Tully, M. Urquhart, G. Wallis

Melbourne (12.12.84) were defeated by Collingwood (21.15.141).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Osborne (3), K. Emselle (2), H. Mann (2), E. Burston, T. Johnson, B. Langford, P. Smith, B. Vagg
Collingwood: I. Graham (4), G. Wallis (3), R. Gabelich (2), W. Richardson (2), K. Rose (2), L. Thompson (2), D. Tuddenham (2), P. Patterson, D. Searl, C. Tully, M. Urquhart

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 20 August 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 46,319

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 12.12.84 - 21.15.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 9 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Collingwood 4 . 3 9 . 5 14 . 12 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Margin COLL by 11 COLL by 21 COLL by 45 COLL by 57 COLL by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Bob Rose (Collingwood)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Des Tuddenham (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Trevor Steer (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 0 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 1 21 20 1 2 0 2 0
21 Burston, Ed ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 8 1 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 0 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 4 24 14 10 3 0 4 2
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 14 1 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 3 7 3 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 1 0
52 Langford, Bob ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 3 3 0 5
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 2 0 3 0
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 2 1 20 17 3 5 0 5 2
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 0
27 Murnane, John ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 3 1 15 13 2 3 2 2 2
51 Osborne, Ken ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 0
30 Rowe, Ken ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 5
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 1 3 12 8 4 6 0 0 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 1 9 9 0 1 1 3 0
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 12 268 220 48 51 35 28 25

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 1 3
24 Bone, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 0
8 Boyne, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 7 0 0 2
3 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 2 2 20 12 8 7 33 1 2
7 Graham, Ian ? ? 4 8 19 17 2 12 0 4 1
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 0 26 22 4 8 0 3 0
20 Montgomery, Ian ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
17 Patterson, Peter ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 3 0 0 1
21 Pitt, Max ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 2 2
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 1
35 Price, Barry ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 1 1 1 1
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 2 0 17 15 2 3 2 2 1
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 2 0 16 13 3 5 1 1 0
16 Searl, Doug ? ? 1 1 21 17 4 10 0 4 2
2 Steer, Trevor (vc) ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 4 5 1 0
28 Thompson, Len ? ? 2 0 11 9 2 7 28 1 5
1 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 2 1 21 21 0 7 0 3 3
9 Tully, Colin ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 3 0 0 1
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 3 2 0 1
36 Wallis, Gary ? ? 3 1 15 14 1 5 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 15 277 238 39 100 72 25 28

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