1977 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1977 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Greg Wells captained the hosts. Max Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, H. Coles, B. Cook, D. Cumming, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, T. Flower, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, C. McKellar, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, B. Tippett

Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, R. Barham, G. Betts, S. Bond, P. Carman, I. Cooper, J. Dellamarta, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, K. Worthington

Melbourne (11.20.86) were defeated by Collingwood (17.17.119).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Wells (3), R. Biffin (2), R. Brewer (2), C. Graham (2), A. Dullard, R. Flower
Collingwood: M. Richardson (4), G. Anderson (3), R. Dunne (3), R. Kink (3), P. Carman (2), P. Moore (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Monday 13 June 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 63,966

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 11.20.86 - 17.17.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 7 . 10 8 . 16 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
Collingwood 4 . 2 6 . 5 12 . 11 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 11 COLL by 19 COLL by 33 COLL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: Greg Wells (Melbourne), Max Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 2 ? 14 12 2 6 ? ? ?
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 2 ? 14 9 5 4 ? ? ?
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 ? 0 0 0 0 ? ? ?
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 0 ? 17 16 1 4 ? ? ?
20 Cook, Brian ? ? 0 ? 9 9 0 0 ? ? ?
15 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 ? 6 4 2 0 ? ? ?
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 ? 18 16 2 5 ? ? ?
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 1 ? 5 5 0 3 ? ? ?
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 ? 14 12 2 2 ? ? ?
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 0 ? 10 7 3 1 ? ? ?
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 2 ? 16 12 4 8 ? ? ?
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 ? 16 13 3 5 ? ? ?
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ? 8 7 1 2 ? ? ?
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 ? 16 12 4 6 ? ? ?
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 ? 14 10 4 2 ? ? ?
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 ? 8 8 0 2 ? ? ?
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 ? 12 10 2 5 ? ? ?
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 ? 14 13 1 0 ? ? ?
3 Tippett, Barry ? ? 0 ? 5 4 1 1 ? ? ?
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 3 ? 33 31 2 10 ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 20 249 210 39 66 0+ 0+ 0+

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 3 ? 13 9 4 3 0 ? ?
43 Barham, Ricky ? ? 0 ? 11 9 2 0 0 ? ?
11 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 ? 9 7 2 1 0 ? ?
15 Bond, Shane ? ? 0 ? 5 4 1 0 0 ? ?
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 2 ? 20 11 9 7 0 ? ?
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 ? 6 5 1 2 0 ? ?
33 Dellamarta, John ? ? 0 ? 13 12 1 2 0 ? ?
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 3 ? 18 17 1 7 0 ? ?
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 ? 11 7 4 1 0 ? ?
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 ? 17 13 4 4 0 ? ?
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 3 ? 13 12 1 3 0 ? ?
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 ? 13 9 4 2 0 ? ?
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 2 ? 5 3 2 2 0 ? ?
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 ? 15 10 5 5 0 ? ?
1 Richardson, Max (c) ? ? 4 ? 22 17 5 5 0 ? ?
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 0 ? 16 15 1 1 0 ? ?
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 ? 20 8 12 7 15 ? ?
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 0 ? 17 6 11 1 0 ? ?
28 Wight, Terry ? ? 0 ? 11 9 2 1 0 ? ?
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 ? 5 3 2 0 0 ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 17 260 186 74 54 15 0+ 0+

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