1973 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1973 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1973 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Cumming, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. Leary, S. McSpeerin, J. Morgan, M. Owens, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, G. Swan, G. Wells
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, G. Bisset, M. Browne, J. Clifton, P. Cranage, R. Dean, R. Dunne, B. Heard, A. Holmes, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, D. O'Sullivan, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Wearmouth
Melbourne (12.15.87) were defeated by Collingwood (17.24.126).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Swan (4), P. Callery (2), S. McSpeerin (2), R. Brewer, C. Ditterich, P. Keenan, G. Parke
Collingwood: P. McKenna (5), G. Bisset (2), B. Heard (2), L. Thompson (2), R. Dunne, A. Holmes, R. Oborne, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,883
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
12.15.87 - 17.24.126
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 24 | 17 | . | 24 | (126) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Cumming, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Leary, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | McSpeerin, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Morgan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Swan, Glenn | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 270 | 235 | 35 | 90 | 19 | 29 | 24 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Browne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Holmes, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | O'Sullivan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 24 | 325 | 236 | 89 | 76 | 31 | 22 | 29 | |||