1971 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1971 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1971 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
In the absence of Terry Waters, vice-captain Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Barry Price as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, D. Clark, R. Colcott, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, P. Weekes, G. Wells
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, C. Britt, H. Coles, R. Dunne, J. Greening, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, D. O'Brien, D. O'Callaghan, J. Parkinson, T. Potter, M. Richardson, R. Rose, D. Salmon, R. Stevens, L. Thompson, D. Tuddenham, R. Wearmouth
Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Collingwood (18.19.127).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Burgmann (5), J. Gallus (2), S. Alves, P. Callery, R. Colcott
Collingwood: P. McKenna (10), L. Thompson (4), D. Tuddenham (2), H. Coles, M. Richardson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
80,231
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
10.12.72 - 18.19.127
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Margin | COLL by 13 | COLL by 47 | COLL by 55 | COLL by 55 | COLL by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Barry Price
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Burgmann, Lloyd | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Colcott, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Gallus, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | McKenzie, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Sinclair, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Weekes, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | 269 | 214 | 55 | 85 | 25 | 39 | 38 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 10 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | O'Brien, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Parkinson, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Price, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Richardson, Wayne (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Rose, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Stevens, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 35 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 370 | 276 | 94 | 108 | 50 | 38 | 39 | |||