1974 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1974 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1974 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at VFL Park. Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, G. Bisset, M. Browne, I. Cooper, R. Dean, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, B. Heard, P. Manassa, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, R. Wearmouth, J. Williams

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, K. Moore, D. Murray, G. Osborne, M. Owens, P. Slade, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson

Collingwood (13.11.89) defeated Melbourne (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Dunstan (3), W. Richardson (3), B. Picken (2), G. Bisset, R. Oborne, G. Shephard, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth
Melbourne: J. Tilbrook (5), G. Wells (2), S. Alves, S. Fitzsimmons, G. Hardeman, G. Osborne, P. Slade

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 25,157

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 13.11.89 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 10 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Melbourne 5 . 1 8 . 3 11 . 3 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin MELB by 3 MELB by 1 MELB by 5 COLL by 10 COLL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Mann (Collingwood), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Wayne Richardson (Collingwood), Stan Alves (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Len Thompson (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 1 0
4 Bisset, George ? ? 1 1 23 19 4 4 ? 5 1
32 Browne, Michael ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 ? 0 1
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 ? 0 3
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 ? 1 0
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 2 10 10 0 7 ? 0 6
9 Dunstan, Graeme ? ? 3 0 15 11 4 6 ? 1 2
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 ? 4 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 9 ? 1 1
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 ? 1 0
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 4 ? 0 1
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 2 1 10 9 1 5 ? 0 2
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 ? 4 1
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 3 0 32 29 3 7 ? 3 2
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 1 ? 2 0
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 4 ? 4 4
7 Shephard, Graeme ? ? 1 0 34 26 8 11 ? 4 2
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 1 2 17 13 4 2 ? 5 3
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 3 ? 2 2
14 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 7 ? 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 11 314 246 68 90 0+ 39 32

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 1 0 33 26 7 8 ? 2 1
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 ? 2 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 ? 1 3
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 30 21 9 5 ? 3 1
5 Clennett, John ? ? 0 1 18 17 1 12 ? 3 0
12 Collins, Mike ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 ? 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 ? 3 3
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 ? 2 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 0 ? 1 4
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 4 ? 2 4
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 3 ? 0 3
39 Moore, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 ? 0 2
29 Murray, David ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 ? 1 1
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 2 14 10 4 4 ? 2 6
34 Owens, Mal ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 8 ? 2 1
38 Slade, Peter ? ? 1 0 33 28 5 5 ? 3 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 6 ? 3 3
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 5 0 8 7 1 5 ? 0 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 2 26 24 2 4 ? 2 3
30 Williamson, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 7 294 228 66 82 0+ 32 39

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