1968 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1968 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 6 of the 1968 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Terry Waters as vice-captain.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
Collingwood
D. Tuddenham (capt.), T. Waters (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, P. Boyne, C. Britt, B. Farmer, J. Greening, E. Hug, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, I. Montgomery, D. O'Callaghan, P. Patterson, M. Pitt, T. Potter, W. Richardson, D. Searl, L. Thompson, C. Tully, R. Watt
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, R. Blew, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, B. Lake, L. McGie, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, P. Sproule, J. Williams
Collingwood (13.14.92) defeated Essendon (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Searl (4), G. Jenkin (3), W. Richardson (2), C. Britt, P. McKenna, D. Tuddenham, C. Tully
Essendon: G. Gosper (2), B. Lake (2), C. Payne (2), R. Blew, J. Ellis, D. McKenzie
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
28,302
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.14.92 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | COLL by 28 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 28 | COLL by 26 | COLL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Collingwood),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Terry Waters
(Collingwood),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Boyne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Farmer, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Montgomery, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Patterson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Pitt, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Tully, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Waters, Terry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | 288 | 240 | 48 | 70 | 70 | 26 | 27 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 268 | 225 | 43 | 69 | 23 | 27 | 26 | |||