1981 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1981 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1981 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Peter Moore captained the hosts. Garry Baker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), G. Allan, S. Atkin, R. Barham, R. Byrne, P. Daicos, C. Davis, M. Hannebery, D. Herbert, P. McCormack, K. Morris, B. Picken, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, A. Smith, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Weideman, M. Williams, K. Worthington

Melbourne
G. Baker (capt.), M. Byrne, V. Catoggio, B. Crosswell, R. Elliott, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, T. Martyn, P. Maynard, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, P. Pinnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, D. Whitford

Collingwood (21.20.146) defeated Melbourne (13.5.83).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Shaw (5), C. Davis (3), G. Allan (2), R. Barham (2), R. Shaw (2), M. Weideman (2), M. Hannebery, K. Morris, A. Smith, M. Taylor, M. Williams
Melbourne: K. O'Donnell (4), G. Healy (2), A. Moir (2), V. Catoggio, P. Giles, M. Jackson, P. Pinnell, M. Seddon

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 April 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 30,096

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 21.20.146 - 13.5.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 7 . 1 13 . 5 16 . 11 21 . 20 21 . 20 (146)
Melbourne 3 . 1 4 . 3 9 . 5 13 . 5 13 . 5 (83)
Margin COLL by 24 COLL by 56 COLL by 48 COLL by 63 COLL by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Collingwood), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: Peter Moore (Collingwood), Garry Baker (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, G. James

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 3 25 19 6 3 0 2 3
38 Atkin, Stuart ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 7 1 5
1 Barham, Ricky ? ? 2 1 25 16 9 9 0 1 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 7 0 1 0
35 Daicos, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 1 0 1 5
4 Hannebery, Mark ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 1 0 2 1
26 Herbert, Des ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 2
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 4 0
30 Moore, Peter (c) ? ? 0 1 31 22 9 8 29 6 6
14 Morris, Kevin ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 2 0 0 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 10 0 1 1
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 0 0 3 2
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 5 3 26 16 10 2 0 2 2
50 Smith, Andrew ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 6 0 2 4
28 Taylor, Michael ? ? 1 1 28 19 9 2 0 3 5
37 Twomey, David ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 1 2
31 Weideman, Mark ? ? 2 1 7 6 1 3 5 1 3
21 Williams, Mark ? ? 1 3 23 17 6 3 0 4 4
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 1 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 20 326 224 102 63 41 38 49

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry (c) ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 13 27 6 5
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 1
15 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 0 1 2 4
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 1 4
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 2 0 0 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 7 2
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 2 0 4 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 5 0 3 3
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 2 1 24 18 6 3 0 2 2
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 6 0 2 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 5
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 7 1 1
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 1 0 1 0
36 Maynard, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 3 0 2 1
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 2 2 18 10 8 3 0 4 1
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 4 0 18 10 8 2 0 1 0
7 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 3 0 1 2
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 2 0 1 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 5 0 8 1
27 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 3 0 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 5 314 204 110 65 35 49 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