1968 VFL Round 19: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1968 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 19 of the 1968 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, F. Davis, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, G. Lakes, T. Lees, G. Osborne, G. Parke, B. Roet, N. Stone, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, P. Weekes

Collingwood
C. Britt, L. Clark, R. Dunne, B. Farmer, J. Green, J. Greening, L. Hill, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, B. Neave, D. O'Callaghan, T. Potter, B. Price, W. Richardson, L. Thompson, C. Tully, P. Walker, R. Watt, S. Whelan

Melbourne (12.14.86) were defeated by Collingwood (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Lees (3), G. Parke (2), J. Townsend (2), B. Vagg (2), G. Hardeman, B. Kenneally, H. Mann
Collingwood: P. McKenna (4), R. Dunne (2), B. Farmer (2), W. Richardson (2), C. Britt, G. Jenkin

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 24 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,967

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 12.14.86 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 6 6 . 10 10 . 12 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Collingwood 3 . 3 4 . 9 8 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin COLL by 3 MELB by 13 MELB by 13 COLL by 1 COLL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Bob Rose (Collingwood)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), unknown (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Matheson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 4 0 3 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 0 0 2 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 7 0 1 3
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 1 3
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 7 0 0 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 3 12 9 3 3 0 0 3
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 1
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 16 1 2
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 1 24 15 9 4 0 0 3
39 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 4 3
21 Lees, Ted ? ? 3 2 9 7 2 3 6 0 4
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 6 0 1 1
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 0 6
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 0 21 13 8 14 0 1 2
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 2 0 0 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 1 12 10 2 3 0 0 2
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 5 21 19 2 6 0 1 4
25 Weekes, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 3 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 14 274 222 52 79 25 18 45

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Britt, Con ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 2 0 1 2
32 Clark, Len ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 0
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 2 0 17 16 1 4 5 3 2
11 Farmer, Bob ? ? 2 2 19 16 3 3 0 5 0
25 Green, Jack ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 0
22 Greening, John ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 0 1
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 4 23 4 1
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 4 2 10 9 1 4 0 0 1
36 McKenzie, Brian ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 1 2
16 Neave, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 0 3 2
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 0
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 0
5 Price, Barry ? ? 0 3 19 13 6 2 0 2 2
3 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 2 4 32 29 3 4 0 3 0
28 Thompson, Len ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 24 5 1
9 Tully, Colin ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 2
37 Walker, Paul ? ? 0 1 10 10 0 0 0 5 1
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 3 0 4 1
26 Whelan, Shane ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 15 272 232 40 56 52 45 18

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