1960 VFL season

Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1960.

Premiership season

In 1960, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1960 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".

Alterations to 1960 match fixtures

Round 1 of the 1960 competition was a split round, with 3 matches on Easter Saturday (16 April) and three matches on Easter Monday (18 April).

Round 2 of the competition was also a split round, with four matches scheduled for the Saturday (23 April) and two for the Monday (ANZAC Day, 25 April). The four Saturday matches were postponed because of the extremely wet conditions.

Despite pressure from the Victorian Premier, Henry Bolte, the VFL refused to play the four postponed matches on ANZAC Day (which, by custom, would have contributed to "patriotic funds"), and scheduled the postponed matches for the following Saturday (30 April). As a consequence of this delay all of the season's matches from round 3 to the Grand Final were actually played a week later than had been originally scheduled.

Round 1

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	12.21 (93)		9.12 (66)	Windy Hill	23,000	16 April 1960
	11.14 (80)		3.7 (25)	Victoria Park	39,927	16 April 1960
	17.12 (114)		8.15 (63)	Lake Oval	28,100	16 April 1960
	14.15 (99)		5.14 (44)	MCG	36,766	18 April 1960
	15.7 (97)		10.6 (66)	Western Oval	24,982	18 April 1960
	14.14 (98)		14.14 (98)	Princes Park	31,000	18 April 1960

Round 2

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	5.18 (48)		10.12 (72)	Junction Oval	30,000	25 April 1960
	9.17 (71)		9.10 (64)	Brunswick Street Oval	33,815	25 April 1960
	20.14 (134)		14.6 (90)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	16,370	30 April 1960
	6.17 (53)		14.15 (99)	Arden Street Oval	20,150	30 April 1960
	5.15 (45)		25.20 (170)	Punt Road Oval	31,000	30 April 1960
	6.16 (52)		7.13 (55)	Glenferrie Oval	30,000	30 April 1960

Round 3

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	5.12 (42)		3.8 (26)	Arden Street Oval	9,000	7 May 1960
	16.14 (110)		6.10 (46)	MCG	23,135	7 May 1960
	5.11 (41)		8.7 (55)	Brunswick Street Oval	13,802	7 May 1960
	6.9 (45)		6.17 (53)	Glenferrie Oval	16,000	7 May 1960
	11.10 (76)		11.8 (74)	Windy Hill	30,000	7 May 1960
	5.11 (41)		7.3 (45)	Junction Oval	18,700	7 May 1960

Round 4

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	4.14 (38)		9.5 (59)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	12,795	14 May 1960
	7.13 (55)		2.7 (19)	Victoria Park	28,263	14 May 1960
	5.18 (48)		5.7 (37)	Princes Park	11,066	14 May 1960
	11.12 (78)		5.8 (38)	Lake Oval	7,000	14 May 1960
	5.6 (36)		6.11 (47)	Punt Road Oval	7,500	14 May 1960
	4.2 (26)		4.11 (35)	Western Oval	24,302	14 May 1960

Round 5

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	7.5 (47)		4.7 (31)	Punt Road Oval	12,500	21 May 1960
	5.7 (37)		7.15 (57)	Glenferrie Oval	12,500	21 May 1960
	11.9 (75)		5.6 (36)	Brunswick Street Oval	17,102	21 May 1960
	10.6 (66)		7.9 (51)	Arden Street Oval	8,500	21 May 1960
	5.9 (39)		4.13 (37)	Junction Oval	28,600	21 May 1960
	17.13 (115)		11.14 (80)	Windy Hill	26,300	21 May 1960

Round 6

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	17.22 (124)		4.8 (32)	MCG	27,249	28 May 1960
	6.11 (47)		10.5 (65)	Western Oval	22,126	28 May 1960
	7.6 (48)		9.8 (62)	Arden Street Oval	8,600	28 May 1960
	8.7 (55)		6.14 (50)	Brunswick Street Oval	25,632	28 May 1960
	12.8 (80)		11.12 (78)	Lake Oval	27,000	28 May 1960
	17.17 (119)		10.14 (74)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	16,589	28 May 1960

Round 7

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	9.15 (69)		10.11 (71)	Windy Hill	32,500	4 June 1960
	12.16 (88)		16.8 (104)	Victoria Park	23,740	4 June 1960
	11.13 (79)		13.13 (91)	Princes Park	24,465	4 June 1960
	14.15 (99)		14.13 (97)	Glenferrie Oval	16,500	4 June 1960
	6.13 (49)		11.15 (81)	Punt Road Oval	16,000	4 June 1960
	13.12 (90)		9.12 (66)	Junction Oval	26,250	4 June 1960

Round 8

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	13.12 (90)		13.14 (92)	Arden Street Oval	17,500	11 June 1960
	13.18 (96)		11.15 (81)	Glenferrie Oval	12,000	11 June 1960
	10.15 (75)		6.8 (44)	MCG	35,539	11 June 1960
	13.12 (90)		13.13 (91)	Lake Oval	21,500	11 June 1960
	11.17 (83)		14.10 (94)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	24,119	11 June 1960
	16.14 (110)		10.13 (73)	Victoria Park	29,853	11 June 1960

Round 9

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	10.8 (68)		16.14 (110)	Brunswick Street Oval	23,233	18 June 1960
	13.10 (88)		12.15 (87)	Windy Hill	21,000	18 June 1960
	18.12 (120)		8.15 (63)	Princes Park	13,897	18 June 1960
	7.13 (55)		8.19 (67)	Junction Oval	23,900	18 June 1960
	11.17 (83)		12.11 (83)	Punt Road Oval	13,000	18 June 1960
	8.19 (67)		10.14 (74)	Western Oval	28,098	18 June 1960

Round 10

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	6.5 (41)		12.11 (83)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	17,934	25 June 1960
	11.14 (80)		7.8 (50)	Princes Park	26,979	25 June 1960
	11.7 (73)		13.6 (84)	Lake Oval	22,300	25 June 1960
	20.10 (130)		15.18 (108)	Brunswick Street Oval	15,747	2 July 1960
	12.4 (76)		10.14 (74)	Windy Hill	25,700	2 July 1960
	12.12 (84)		14.13 (97)	Punt Road Oval	28,000	2 July 1960

Round 11

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	7.12 (54)		8.9 (57)	Western Oval	15,322	9 July 1960
	13.16 (94)		10.13 (73)	Victoria Park	20,915	9 July 1960
	14.15 (99)		4.18 (42)	Junction Oval	16,500	9 July 1960
	10.9 (69)		12.14 (86)	Glenferrie Oval	18,000	9 July 1960
	12.11 (83)		14.14 (98)	Arden Street Oval	15,000	9 July 1960
	9.17 (71)		6.22 (58)	MCG	29,741	9 July 1960

Round 12

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	11.13 (79)		9.3 (57)	Junction Oval	24,700	16 July 1960
	9.19 (73)		15.13 (103)	Arden Street Oval	9,600	16 July 1960
	11.13 (79)		8.4 (52)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	14,388	16 July 1960
	10.13 (73)		16.11 (107)	Glenferrie Oval	23,500	16 July 1960
	17.10 (112)		13.18 (96)	Brunswick Street Oval	30,080	16 July 1960
	8.8 (56)		15.20 (110)	Punt Road Oval	13,500	16 July 1960

Round 13

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	6.13 (49)		6.9 (45)	MCG	42,935	23 July 1960
	9.10 (64)		9.8 (62)	Western Oval	14,133	23 July 1960
	16.16 (112)		10.10 (70)	Windy Hill	17,000	23 July 1960
	7.15 (57)		7.16 (58)	Victoria Park	18,637	23 July 1960
	5.10 (40)		12.12 (84)	Princes Park	26,796	23 July 1960
	10.20 (80)		11.13 (79)	Lake Oval	8,350	23 July 1960

Round 14

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	5.9 (39)		9.21 (75)	Western Oval	16,794	30 July 1960
	9.11 (65)		6.9 (45)	Victoria Park	39,110	30 July 1960
	10.12 (72)		11.17 (83)	Princes Park	24,684	30 July 1960
	9.13 (67)		12.7 (79)	Punt Road Oval	8,500	30 July 1960
	10.10 (70)		16.13 (109)	Lake Oval	18,000	30 July 1960
	7.11 (53)		14.11 (95)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	15,022	30 July 1960

Round 15

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	14.16 (100)		9.20 (74)	Arden Street Oval	10,000	6 August 1960
	13.13 (91)		10.11 (71)	Brunswick Street Oval	14,232	6 August 1960
	14.11 (95)		8.10 (58)	Windy Hill	21,000	6 August 1960
	9.16 (70)		13.9 (87)	Junction Oval	16,300	6 August 1960
	16.15 (111)		9.11 (65)	MCG	81,099	6 August 1960
	13.10 (88)		9.7 (61)	Glenferrie Oval	16,000	6 August 1960

Round 16

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	10.14 (74)		4.10 (34)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	9,445	13 August 1960
	8.12 (60)		7.7 (49)	Victoria Park	22,640	13 August 1960
	7.15 (57)		6.8 (44)	Princes Park	16,291	13 August 1960
	13.13 (91)		7.12 (54)	Lake Oval	6,109	13 August 1960
	9.13 (67)		11.10 (76)	MCG	24,646	13 August 1960
	4.6 (30)		7.11 (53)	Western Oval	12,013	13 August 1960

Round 17

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	9.17 (71)		8.4 (52)	Glenferrie Oval	13,000	20 August 1960
	9.7 (61)		10.12 (72)	Windy Hill	29,500	20 August 1960
	8.3 (51)		5.9 (39)	Victoria Park	22,267	20 August 1960
	9.12 (66)		5.6 (36)	Princes Park	17,100	20 August 1960
	9.14 (68)		8.12 (60)	Punt Road Oval	8,000	20 August 1960
	9.9 (63)		6.15 (51)	Junction Oval	16,100	20 August 1960

Round 18

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Venue	Crowd	Date
	9.9 (63)		14.12 (96)	Kardinia Park (Stadium)	14,857	27 August 1960
	18.9 (117)		11.11 (77)	Western Oval	12,419	27 August 1960
	9.16 (70)		6.9 (45)	Brunswick Street Oval	19,507	27 August 1960
	10.5 (65)		10.18 (78)	MCG	50,274	27 August 1960
	6.8 (44)		11.12 (78)	Arden Street Oval	27,000	27 August 1960
	8.8 (56)		11.9 (75)	Lake Oval	11,000	27 August 1960

Ladder

	Team	Won	Lost	Draw	For	Agst	%	Points
1	Melbourne	14	4	0	1455	1017	143.1	56
2	Fitzroy	14	4	0	1332	1184	112.5	56
3	Essendon	13	5	0	1506	1204	125.1	52
4	Collingwood	11	7	0	1314	1150	114.3	44
5	Hawthorn	11	7	0	1251	1192	104.9	44
6	St Kilda	9	9	0	1159	1140	101.7	36
7	Carlton	8	9	1	1300	1313	99.0	34
8	South Melbourne	7	11	0	1304	1413	92.3	28
9	Geelong	6	11	1	1311	1373	95.5	26
10	Footscray	6	12	0	1065	1178	90.4	24
11	North Melbourne	5	13	0	1183	1474	80.3	20
12	Richmond	2	14	2	1086	1628	66.7	12

Consolation Night Series Competition

The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season.

Final: South Melbourne 10.12 (70) defeated Hawthorn 8.11 (59)

Premiership Finals

First Semi-Final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Essendon	2.6	6.9	7.13	7.15 (57)
Collingwood	2.7	5.9	6.12	9.12 (66)
Attendance: 81,209

Second Semi-Final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Melbourne	3.6	6.12	11.15	14.18 (102)
Fitzroy	1.2	2.6	2.12	4.16 (40)
Attendance: 79,796

Preliminary Final

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Fitzroy	2.2	7.3	8.7	8.12 (60)
Collingwood	2.1	6.4	7.5	9.11 (65)
Attendance: 65,301

Grand Final

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Melbourne	4.3	5.5	7.12	8.14 (62)
Collingwood	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.2 (14)
Attendance: 97,457

Grand Final Teams

		Melbourne
Backs	John Beckwith	Tassie Johnson	Trevor Johnson
H/Backs	Geoff Case	John Lord	Ian Thorogood
Centre Line	Brian Dixon	Laurie Mithen	Bryan Kenneally
H/Forwards	Geoff Tunbridge	Clyde Laidlaw	Hassa Mann
Forwards	Bob B. Johnson	Alan Rowarth	Frank 'Bluey' Adams
Rucks/Rover	Len Mann	Ron Barassi (c)	Ian Ridley
Reserves	Brian Leahy	Ray Nilsson
Coach	Norm Smith

		Collingwood
Backs	Ron Reeves	Peter Rosenbrock	Mick Twomey
H/Backs	Mike Delanty	Bill Thripp	Kevin Rose
Centre Line	Brian Gray	John Henderson	Errol Hutchesson
H/Forwards	Ken Turner	Murray Weideman (c)	Brian Beers
Forwards	Graeme Fellowes	Ray Willett	Keith Burns
Rucks/Rover	Ray Gabelich	Barry Harrison	Ron O'Dwyer
Reserves	Ian Brewer	Bert Chapman
Coach	Phonse Kyne

Umpire - Jack Irving

Awards

• The 1960 VFL Premiership team was Melbourne.
• The VFL's leading goalkicker was Ron Evans of Essendon who kicked 67 goals.
• The winner of the 1960 Brownlow Medal was John Schultz of Footscray with 20 votes.
• Richmond took the "wooden spoon" in 1960.

Notable Events

• The entire season is plagued by bad weather; this is reflected in the overall low scores of the full-forwards: Ron Evans (Essendon) 67 goals in 18 games, Leo Brereton (Carlton) 44 goals in 18 games, Max Oaten (South Melbourne) 39 goals in 18 games, Ian Ridley (Melbourne) 38 goals in 20 games, John Dugdale (North Melbourne) 38 goals in 13 games, Bill Young (St Kilda) 37 goals in 16 games, Ray Baxter (Footscray) 37 goals in 15 games, and John Peck (Hawthorn) 29 goals in 18 games.
• John Kennedy takes over as coach of Hawthorn. The flamboyant Hawthorn centreman, Brendan Edwards, at the time a physical education teacher at the junior school of the nearby Swinburne Technical College, introduces circuit training.
• In the round 3 match between Hawthorn and Footscray at Glenferrie Oval, Footscray defeats Hawthorn 6.17 (53) to 6.9 (45). The match was so affected by the strong wind conditions and, especially, the negative play of the Hawthorn back-line — at a time when one could kick the ball out of bounds on the full without penalty (the career-long defensive tactic of Melbourne back-man John Beckwith) — that the prescribed playing time of 100 minutes was extended by an astonishing 32 minutes and 33 seconds of "time on" (including 10 minutes 46 seconds in the first quarter alone), meaning that the match's playing time was extended by a total of one and one third quarters.
• In round 13 Hawthorn beats Collingwood at Victoria Park for the first time. Full forward John Peck marked on the siren and kicked a goal. Hawthorn won by a point.
• The Brownlow Medal was won by Footscray Football Club's ruckman John Schultz. Schultz was the second of the only two amateur players to win the Brownlow Medal, the first had been Melbourne's Don Cordner, also a ruckman, in 1946.
• Former classmates at Caulfield Grammar School, John Schultz and Ron Evans win the Brownlow Medal and top the VFL Goalkicking List respectively in the same VFL season.
• Melbourne plays in its seventh successive Grand Final, thrashing Collingwood 8.14 (62) to 2.2 (14). Collingwood's low score is a Grand Final record.
• At the end of the 1960 season, the VFL estimated that the live telecast of the last quarter of three VFL matches each Saturday afternoon had cost at least 245,000 spectators. The VFL decided to discontinue this practice (which had been introduced in 1957).

References

• Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
• Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
• Ross, J. (ed.), The Australian Football Hall of Fame, HarperCollinsPublishers, (Pymble), 1999. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X

External links

• 1960 Season - AFL Tables