1979 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1979 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1979 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Ray Shaw captained the visitors with, in the absence of Kevin Morris, deputy vice-captain Rene Kink as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
G. Baker, P. Carman, C. Clayton, A. Dullard, R. Elliott, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, S. Grambeau, S. Gull, G. Healy, T. Martyn, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, K. Whitfort

Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), R. Kink (vice-capt.), G. Austen, D. Banks, R. Byrne, C. Davis, M. Hannebery, A. Ireland, S. Magro, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, D. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, M. Woolnough

Melbourne (11.16.82) were defeated by Collingwood (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Flower (3), T. Flower (3), R. Elliott (2), A. Moir (2), G. Baker
Collingwood: R. Kink (4), D. Shaw (3), C. Davis (2), R. Shaw (2), B. Valli (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 16 June 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 53,602

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 11.16.82 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 9 8 . 14 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Collingwood 4 . 6 5 . 11 9 . 14 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin COLL by 9 COLL by 2 COLL by 6 COLL by 14 COLL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Carl Ditterich (Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Ray Shaw (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Rene Kink (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 1 0 26 17 9 12 19 5 4
31 Carman, Phil ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 3
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 3 6
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 2 1 20 13 7 4 0 1 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 3 5 18 11 7 9 0 3 1
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 3 2 16 10 6 4 0 3 3
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 3 1 8 2
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 3 0 2 5
45 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 7 0
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 1 0 0
26 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 1 26 22 4 2 0 3 3
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 3 0 1 3
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 2 3 14 9 5 6 0 0 5
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 3 1 3 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 7 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 2 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 29 19 10 7 0 2 1
22 Whitfort, Ken ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 0 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 16 309 200 109 71 30 44 42

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
17 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0
12 Banks, Denis ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 1 0 4 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 1 4 2
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 2
41 Hannebery, Mark ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 2 0 0 0
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 2 0 1 0
36 Kink, Rene (avc) ? ? 4 2 11 9 2 7 0 0 5
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 5 0 2 1
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 5 0 2 2
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 5 25 4 5
34 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 2 0 2 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 4 0 3 1
4 Shaw, Derek ? ? 3 1 13 7 6 2 3 3 2
23 Shaw, Ray (c) ? ? 2 4 22 17 5 3 0 2 3
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 0 0 29 21 8 3 0 2 2
9 Stewart, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 1 2 0
2 Valli, Bill ? ? 2 1 30 20 10 3 0 4 8
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 0 2 18 10 8 2 0 2 2
28 Wight, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 4 2
33 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 2 7 4 3 0 0 0 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 18 286 190 96 52 32 42 44

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