1977 VFL Round 22: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1977 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 22 of the 1977 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, A. Atkinson, R. Barham, G. Betts, P. Carman, W. Gordon, D. Gott, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Marshall, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, D. Campbell, H. Coles, A. Davis, R. Flower, T. Flower, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Johnston, P. Keays, C. McKellar, G. Osborne, S. Smith, J. Sparks, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate
Collingwood (17.13.115) defeated Melbourne (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Moore (4), R. Shaw (4), G. Anderson (3), P. Carman (2), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, W. Gordon, W. Richardson
Melbourne: H. Coles (4), R. Biffin (3), R. Brewer (3), M. Byrne, D. Campbell, S. Smith, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
36,306
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
17.13.115 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Max Richardson
(Collingwood),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Marshall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 249 | 184 | 65 | 45 | 23 | 31 | 30 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Sparks, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 296 | 215 | 81 | 65 | 28 | 30 | 31 | |||