1985 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 April 1985 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1985 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Mark Williams captained the hosts with David Cloke as vice-captain. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Collingwood
M. Williams (capt.), D. Cloke (vice-capt.), B. Abernethy, D. Banks, R. Barham, M. Beers, M. Browne, T. Burgess, P. Daicos, R. Dickson, J. Manson, D. Millane, S. Morwood, G. Phillips, G. Raines, M. Richardson, N. Shaw, T. Shaw, G. Smith, B. Taylor

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Healy, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. O'Sullivan, P. Payne, R. Richards, J. Rugolo, R. White, B. Wilson, M. Withers, S. Zantuck

Collingwood (19.9.123) defeated Melbourne (16.17.113).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Taylor (7), P. Daicos (4), M. Richardson (4), R. Dickson (2), G. Phillips, G. Smith
Melbourne: B. Wilson (6), P. Payne (2), A. Battiston, J. Fidge, R. Flower, G. Healy, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, R. Richards, M. Withers

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 April 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 24,707

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 19.9.123 - 16.17.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 3 9 . 4 15 . 7 19 . 9 19 . 9 (123)
Melbourne 3 . 5 8 . 11 14 . 15 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Margin MELB by 2 MELB by 1 MELB by 2 COLL by 10 COLL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Collingwood), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: Mark Williams (Collingwood), Robert Flower (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: David Cloke (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, G. Sidebottom

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mike Richardson COLL 17 3
Peter Moore MELB 30 2
Bruce Abernethy COLL 5 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 5 0 2 3
12 Banks, Denis ? ? 0 1 15 7 8 3 1 1 3
1 Barham, Ricky ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 3 0 0 0
40 Beers, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 3 1
14 Browne, Murray ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 2 0
20 Burgess, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 1 2 1
33 Cloke, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 15 3 4
35 Daicos, Peter ? ? 4 2 10 8 2 2 0 1 2
19 Dickson, Russell ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 4 0 1 0
30 Manson, James ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 4 2 0 2
42 Millane, Darren ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
7 Morwood, Shane ? ? 0 0 19 7 12 2 0 1 1
3 Phillips, Greg ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 6 0 1 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 1 0 1 3
17 Richardson, Mike ? ? 4 1 22 14 8 6 0 2 0
23 Shaw, Neville ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 0 0 1 0
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 0 1 22 15 7 3 0 1 1
28 Smith, Greg ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 2 0 3 2
9 Taylor, Brian ? ? 7 3 16 13 3 9 4 1 2
21 Williams, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 2 1 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 9 292 193 99 66 24 28 28

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 3 23 19 4 1 0 0 2
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 3 0 3 1
28 Cordner, David ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 5 0 0 1
44 Fidge, John ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 5 0 0 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 1 23 14 9 5 0 2 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 3 0
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 2 23 14 9 8 0 0 2
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 1
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 24 9 15 5 1 3 4
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 1 1 1 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 2 0 1 1
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 12 14 2 3
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 1
43 Payne, Paul ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 1 2 13 7 6 4 0 0 2
53 Rugolo, Joseph ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
5 White, Robin ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 2 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 6 2 17 12 5 11 0 2 0
15 Withers, Mark ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 4 0 1 3
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 4 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 17 303 206 97 74 16 28 28

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