1978 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1978 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1978 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Len Thompson captained the hosts with, in the absence of Phil Carman, deputy vice-captain Ronnie Wearmouth as vice-captain.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), R. Wearmouth (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, T. Carroll, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Oborne, T. Philippe, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, D. Shaw, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, K. Worthington
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, S. Grambeau, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, K. Roberts, P. Seaton, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, P. Thorne, B. Tippett, K. Whitfort, M. Wingate
Collingwood (17.25.127) defeated Melbourne (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Moore (3), M. Richardson (3), L. Thompson (3), R. Kink (2), R. Wearmouth (2), A. Atkinson, T. Carroll, R. Oborne, R. Shaw
Melbourne: G. Wells (2), G. Baker, R. Brewer, S. Fitzsimmons, P. Johnston, K. Roberts, S. Smith, B. Tippett, K. Whitfort
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,579
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
17.25.127 - 10.7.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 25 | 17 | . | 25 | (127) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 60 | COLL by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ronnie Wearmouth
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
G. Marcy
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Carroll, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Philippe, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 25 | 300 | 216 | 84 | 69 | 26 | 34 | 42 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tippett, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitfort, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | 269 | 202 | 67 | 73 | 11 | 42 | 34 | |||