1962 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1962 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 113

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Carlton
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Alistair Lord (Geelong)
Coleman Medallist(s): Doug Wade (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 16 -0- 2 130.4% Ken Fraser (19) Charlie Payne (33)
Geelong 2nd 14 -0- 4 139.3% Alistair Lord (28) Doug Wade (62)
Melbourne 3rd 14 -0- 4 125.8% Hassa Mann (11) Laurie Mithen (34)
Carlton (R) 4th 13 -0- 5 112.9% Peter Falconer, Bruce McMaster-Smith (10) Tom Carroll (57)
Footscray 5th 11 -0- 7 108.5% John Schultz (15) Ted Whitten (38)
St Kilda 6th 9 -0- 9 108.8% Verdun Howell (13) Darrel Baldock (33)
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 98.5% Brian Gray (13) Murray Weideman (48)
Richmond 8th 5 -0- 13 90.5% Ron Branton (19) Ted Langridge (42)
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 13 86.6% Ian Law, Ron Nalder (5) John Peck (38)
Fitzroy 10th 5 -0- 13 79.9% Kevin Murray (19) Wally Clark (21)
North Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 14 73.1% Bill Serong (10) John Dugdale (44)
South Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 74.4% Bob Skilton (13) Bob Skilton (36)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 79 - 51 41,634
SAT 21/04/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 88 - 127 41,846
SAT 21/04/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 80 - 47 30,762
MON 23/04/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 85 - 48 29,200
MON 23/04/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 38 - 63 42,170
MON 23/04/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 97 - 91 22,340

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 49 - 56 20,344
SAT 28/04/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 65 - 75 17,784
SAT 28/04/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 51 - 68 15,496
SAT 28/04/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 73 - 85 23,200
SAT 28/04/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 43 - 111 18,754
SAT 28/04/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 87 - 75 23,500

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 94 - 35 55,012
SAT 05/05/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 118 - 79 25,819
SAT 05/05/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 110 - 48 19,932
SAT 05/05/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 94 - 67 22,500
SAT 05/05/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 103 16,981
SAT 05/05/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 56 - 100 29,840

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 51 - 83 31,315
SAT 12/05/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 93 - 118 24,366
SAT 12/05/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 78 - 91 22,300
SAT 12/05/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 75 - 79 37,300
SAT 12/05/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 119 - 71 24,168
SAT 12/05/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 56 - 121 13,116

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 104 - 83 20,748
SAT 19/05/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 75 - 87 27,788
SAT 19/05/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 73 - 118 36,457
SAT 19/05/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 90 - 73 30,661
SAT 19/05/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 73 - 94 17,670
SAT 19/05/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 74 - 70 18,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 63 - 17 25,137
SAT 26/05/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 50 - 129 14,140
SAT 26/05/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 80 - 64 34,528
SAT 26/05/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 93 - 87 37,000
SAT 26/05/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 88 - 80 23,600
SAT 26/05/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 56 14,781

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 53 - 111 25,640
SAT 02/06/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 63 - 28 40,224
SAT 02/06/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 91 - 48 16,973
MON 04/06/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 70 - 54 32,000
MON 04/06/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 100 - 62 29,230
MON 04/06/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 62 - 94 28,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 74 15,499
SAT 09/06/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 64 - 44 17,872
SAT 09/06/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 43 - 46 38,300
SAT 09/06/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 69 - 52 21,000
SAT 09/06/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 52 - 109 18,503
SAT 09/06/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 64 - 77 26,066

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 84 - 72 48,952
SAT 23/06/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 107 - 67 35,000
SAT 23/06/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 81 - 64 32,400
SAT 23/06/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 73 - 79 17,900
SAT 23/06/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 74 - 65 26,488
SAT 23/06/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 68 - 67 8,470

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 55 - 73 86,275
SAT 30/06/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 52 - 48 23,295
SAT 30/06/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 52 20,340
SAT 30/06/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 50 - 86 10,950
SAT 30/06/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 100 - 88 25,479
SAT 30/06/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 82 - 65 20,579

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 80 - 96 18,000
SAT 07/07/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 58 - 129 34,032
SAT 07/07/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 116 - 48 20,200
SAT 07/07/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 94 - 77 37,000
SAT 07/07/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 68 - 78 17,750
SAT 07/07/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 76 - 66 18,479

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 69 - 84 21,174
SAT 14/07/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 57 - 73 30,594
SAT 14/07/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 102 21,326
SAT 14/07/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 108 - 85 29,500
SAT 14/07/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 94 - 45 9,543
SAT 14/07/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 84 - 102 16,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 63 - 79 51,470
SAT 21/07/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 67 - 51 19,029
SAT 21/07/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 89 - 55 20,500
SAT 21/07/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 63 - 80 14,380
SAT 21/07/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 65 - 46 17,721
SAT 21/07/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 99 - 60 16,848

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 47 - 68 28,801
SAT 28/07/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 83 - 109 18,000
SAT 28/07/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 48 - 78 16,436
SAT 28/07/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 83 - 84 24,043
SAT 28/07/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 94 - 54 18,450
SAT 28/07/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 76 - 72 19,115

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 92 - 77 54,312
SAT 04/08/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 98 - 54 23,555
SAT 04/08/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 59 - 53 18,250
SAT 04/08/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 97 - 47 26,000
SAT 04/08/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 63 - 80 17,260
SAT 04/08/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 50 - 60 9,399

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 71 - 83 10,339
SAT 11/08/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 53 - 95 30,865
SAT 11/08/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 71 - 62 39,000
SAT 11/08/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 86 - 76 26,300
SAT 11/08/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 118 - 143 10,169
SAT 11/08/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 77 - 94 15,992

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1962 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 52 - 67 18,360
SAT 18/08/1962 2:20 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 102 - 71 26,707
SAT 18/08/1962 2:20 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 116 - 74 32,550
SAT 18/08/1962 2:20 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 101 - 64 31,185
SAT 18/08/1962 2:20 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 68 - 64 20,752
SAT 18/08/1962 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 83 - 91 9,600

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1962 2:20 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 75 - 40 54,264
SAT 25/08/1962 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 44 - 122 18,447
SAT 25/08/1962 2:20 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 93 - 88 20,900
SAT 25/08/1962 2:20 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 100 - 65 17,450
SAT 25/08/1962 2:20 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 82 - 53 23,936
SAT 25/08/1962 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 63 - 82 10,602

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1962 2:30 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 76 - 78 82,773

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1962 2:30 PM Essendon v Geelong MCG 105 - 59 95,393

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1962 2:30 PM Geelong v Carlton MCG 85 - 85 87,824

Preliminary Final Replay

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1962 2:30 PM Geelong v Carlton MCG 73 - 78 99,203

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1962 2:50 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 90 - 58 98,385