1974 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1974 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1974 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 Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, B. Barham, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, D. Clark, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, N. McMullin, G. Scott, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, P. Williamson, G. Wood

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, S. Clifford, I. Cooper, R. Dean, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, W. Gordon, D. Gott, B. Heard, A. Holmes, R. Hyde, P. Manassa, B. Picken, B. Price, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, J. Williams

Melbourne (15.21.111) were defeated by Collingwood (17.13.115).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (4), B. Barham (3), R. Brewer (3), G. Wells (2), G. Baker, R. Flower, G. Wood
Collingwood: B. Picken (6), W. Richardson (4), B. Heard (3), G. Bisset, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, R. Shaw

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 27 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,893

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 15.21.111 - 17.13.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 9 8 . 16 12 . 16 15 . 21 15 . 21 (111)
Collingwood 5 . 2 7 . 7 12 . 7 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Margin COLL by 5 MELB by 15 MELB by 9 COLL by 4 COLL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 1 23 16 7 6 ? 1 1
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 5 ? 2 5
31 Barham, Billy ? ? 3 0 16 15 1 0 ? 5 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 ? 3 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 3 3 22 16 6 4 ? 3 1
42 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 2 10 7 3 2 ? 2 2
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 ? 3 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 ? 2 5
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 10 ? 3 0
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 5 ? 0 2
43 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 2 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 4 1 27 20 7 3 ? 1 3
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 4 ? 0 2
40 McMullin, Neil ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 ? 1 0
26 Scott, Graham ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 ? 2 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 ? 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 ? 4 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 5 32 26 6 5 ? 2 1
30 Williamson, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
27 Wood, Greg ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 0 ? 1 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 15 21 288 225 63 62 0+ 38 31

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bisset, George ? ? 1 1 23 21 2 4 ? 2 4
20 Clifford, Stephen ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 2 ? 0 0
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 8 ? 1 1
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 ? 4 2
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 1 3 17 12 5 5 ? 1 1
9 Dunstan, Graeme ? ? 1 3 9 8 1 1 ? 1 0
39 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 2 9 6 3 3 ? 0 0
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 ? 1 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 3 0 8 8 0 4 ? 2 2
40 Holmes, Allan ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 ? 2 1
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 ? 1 1
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 5 ? 1 3
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 6 0 14 13 1 11 ? 1 4
3 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 6 ? 3 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 ? 4 2
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 4 1 24 23 1 7 ? 3 8
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 3 ? 0 2
7 Shephard, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 ? 0 0
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 ? 4 3
14 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 ? 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 13 265 229 36 90 0+ 31 38

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

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