Both St Kilda and Collingwood were coming off consecutive VFL Grand final defeats: the Magpies in 1964 against Melbourne and the Saints after losing the previous year to Essendon. In a thrilling finish to the home-and-away season, Collingwood finished minor premiers after easily beating Footscray at Victoria Park, while St Kilda, Geelong, Essendon and Richmond fought for the remaining three qualifying spots. St Kilda managed to hold on to second place in a thrilling contest against Hawthorn at Moorabbin, while Geelong and Essendon also won their games, which meant that Richmond would miss the finals despite its big win over Fitzroy.
Twenty-five minutes into the final quarter and with scores level, Collingwood's Wayne Richardson had a shot at goal on the run but kicked it out of bounds on the full. St Kilda then began to work the ball out of defence after winning the boundary throw-in. A kick from Ian Cooper saw the ball make its way to centre half-forward. Collingwood defender Ted Potter failed to mark the ball low down, and with the players scrummaging for the ball, a bounce was called. Brian Mynott won the tap for the Saints, but it was intercepted by Potter, who was quickly tackled. Potter, however, managed to get out a handball, but it found its way to St Kilda's Barry Breen, who snapped at goal and kicked a behind to put his side in front. With about a minute left on the clock, Collingwood were able to work the ball towards their forward line. St Kilda's Bob Murray, however, was able to take a mark at centre half-back, and the siren sounded after he kicked the ball towards the wing.
One of the timekeepers was an avid St Kilda fan and blew the final siren for more than ten seconds.[2]
1966, grand, final, 1966, grand, final, australian, rules, football, game, contested, between, collingwood, football, club, kilda, football, club, held, melbourne, cricket, ground, melbourne, september, 1966, 69th, annual, grand, final, victorian, football, le. The 1966 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1966 It was the 69th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League VFL staged to determine the premiers for the 1966 VFL season The match attended by 101 655 spectators 1 was won by St Kilda by a margin of one point marking that club s first and only premiership victory to date 1966 VFL Grand FinalCollingwood St Kilda10 13 73 10 14 74 1 2 3 4COLL 2 1 13 5 7 37 7 11 53 10 13 73 STK 2 5 17 5 6 36 8 9 57 10 14 74 Date24 September 1966StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance101 655UmpiresJeff CrouchAccoladesJock McHale MedallistAllan JeansBroadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentators Butch GaleTed WhittenMike Williamson 1965 VFL Grand Final 1967 Contents 1 Background 2 Teams 3 Match summary 4 Scorecard 5 References 6 External links 7 See alsoBackground editMain article 1966 VFL season Both St Kilda and Collingwood were coming off consecutive VFL Grand final defeats the Magpies in 1964 against Melbourne and the Saints after losing the previous year to Essendon In a thrilling finish to the home and away season Collingwood finished minor premiers after easily beating Footscray at Victoria Park while St Kilda Geelong Essendon and Richmond fought for the remaining three qualifying spots St Kilda managed to hold on to second place in a thrilling contest against Hawthorn at Moorabbin while Geelong and Essendon also won their games which meant that Richmond would miss the finals despite its big win over Fitzroy Teams edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp St Kilda nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Collingwood St Kilda B 0 1 Rodger Head 0 6 Bob Murray 13 Brian Sierakowski HB 16 Verdun Howell 0 9 Ian Synman 24 John Bingley C 36 Jeff Moran 0 5 Ian Stewart 21 Jim Read HF 15 Ian Cooper 0 4 Darrel Baldock c 27 Barry Breen F 0 8 Alan Morrow 18 Kevin Neale 19 Allan Davis Foll 0 2 Brian Mynott 25 Daryl Griffiths 0 3 Ross Smith Res 31 Travis Payze 22 Kevin Billing Coach Allan Jeans Collingwood B 35 Ian Montgomery 0 8 Peter Boyne 0 5 Terry Waters HB 13 Laurie Hill 15 Ted Potter 33 Lee Adamson C 17 Peter Patterson 0 9 Colin Tully 12 Errol Hutchesson HF 0 1 Des Tuddenham c 16 Doug Searl 21 Max Pitt F 0 3 Ray Gabelich 0 7 Ian Graham 36 Gary Wallis Foll 28 Len Thompson 29 Kevin Rose 18 Wayne Richardson Res 0 2 Trevor Steer 0 4 John Henderson Coach Bob Rose Umpire Jeff CrouchMatch summary editTwenty five minutes into the final quarter and with scores level Collingwood s Wayne Richardson had a shot at goal on the run but kicked it out of bounds on the full St Kilda then began to work the ball out of defence after winning the boundary throw in A kick from Ian Cooper saw the ball make its way to centre half forward Collingwood defender Ted Potter failed to mark the ball low down and with the players scrummaging for the ball a bounce was called Brian Mynott won the tap for the Saints but it was intercepted by Potter who was quickly tackled Potter however managed to get out a handball but it found its way to St Kilda s Barry Breen who snapped at goal and kicked a behind to put his side in front With about a minute left on the clock Collingwood were able to work the ball towards their forward line St Kilda s Bob Murray however was able to take a mark at centre half back and the siren sounded after he kicked the ball towards the wing One of the timekeepers was an avid St Kilda fan and blew the final siren for more than ten seconds 2 Scorecard edit1966 VFL Grand Final Saturday 24 September 2 50pm Collingwood def by St Kilda MCG crowd 101 655 2 1 13 5 7 37 7 11 53 10 13 73 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 5 17 5 6 36 8 9 57 10 14 74 Umpires Crouch Television broadcast Seven Network Tuddenham 3 Gabelich Richardson 2 Graham Pitt Wallis 1 Goals 5 Neale 2 Baldock1 Cooper Griffiths Moran Waters Richardson Thompson Patterson Pitt Tuddenham Best Cooper Stewart Sierakowski Griffiths Breen Morrow NealeReferences edit Australian Football Saints make their point 1966 VFL Grand Final Jim Main Aussie Rules for dummies 2nd edition 2008 p 20 External links editThe Final Story Collingwood v St Kilda 1966 VFL Grand Final on YouTube 1966 VFL Grand Final Collingwood Vs St Kilda Extended Highlights on YouTube VFL Grand Final 1966 Souvenir Edition The Football Record Vol 55 no 32 Victorian Football League 24 September 1966 via State Library of Victoria See also edit1966 VFL season 2010 AFL Grand Final Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 VFL grand final amp oldid 1181474817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
