1962 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 139.3%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Carlton (Preliminary Final)
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Alistair Lord (28)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (62)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Alistair Lord

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Yeates

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Brown, John #21 18 R01, R03-R04, R06-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 1
Brushfield, Brian #30 2 R09, R15 0
Callan, Terry #7 18 R01-R08, R10-R14, R16, R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
Devine, John #9 16 R01-R14, SF, PF 1
Farmer, Graham #5 6 R01-R04, R09, R17 9
Fox, John #24 19 R03-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 5
Goggin, Bill #35 20 R01-R11, R13-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 35
Goodland, Ken #22 17 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13-R15, R17-R18, SF, PF(R) 0
Hamer, Garry #18 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 16
Harrison, Stan #1 4 R05-R06, R09, R12 1
Helmer, John #10 2 R01-R02 0
Hosking, Bill #16 5 R08, R10-R13 2
Lord, Alistair #4 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 11
Lord, Stewart #6 16 R02-R11, R14-R15, R17, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
Lowe, Brian #25 17 R05-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
McGrath, George #33 11 R01-R02, R04, R12, R15-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
Miller, Bill #37 14 R01-R02, R10-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 18
Nicholls, Eric #2 6 R01-R02, R09-R10, R14, PF 0
O'Donnell, Graeme #14 5 R01, R03-R05, R12 4
O'Neill, John #17 20 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
Pomeroy, Frank #26 9 R03-R05, R12, R16-R18, PF, PF(R) 4
Rice, Colin #15 17 R01-R02, R04-R09, R13-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 21
Rosenow, Geoff #27 9 R06-R08, R10-R11, R13-R15, SF 2
Routley, Hugh #29 3 R03, R07, R16 0
Stephens, Darryl #38 8 R02-R05, R12, R16-R18 1
Sutherland, Neil #32 17 R04-R18, SF, PF(R) 18
Vinar, Paul #8 19 R01-R03, R06-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 18
Wade, Doug #23 17 R01-R11, R13-R16, R18, PF(R) 68
Walker, Peter #34 6 R16-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
West, Roy #31 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 0
Wooller, Fred #3 20 R01-R08, R10-R18, SF, PF, PF(R) 25
Yeates, John #40 15 R01-R14, PF 14
Zanoni, Denis #11 1 R15 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Davis, Bob 21 14 -1- 6 R01-R18, SF, PF, PF(R)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
21/04/1962 Round 1 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 39 Bob Davis John Yeates
28/04/1962 Round 2 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 7 Bob Davis John Yeates
05/05/1962 Round 3 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 39 Bob Davis John Yeates
12/05/1962 Round 4 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 25 Bob Davis John Yeates
19/05/1962 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 12 Bob Davis John Yeates
26/05/1962 Round 6 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 79 Bob Davis John Yeates
04/06/1962 Round 7 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 38 Bob Davis John Yeates
09/06/1962 Round 8 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 20 Bob Davis John Yeates
23/06/1962 Round 9 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 40 Bob Davis John Yeates
30/06/1962 Round 10 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 4 Bob Davis John Yeates
07/07/1962 Round 11 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 71 Bob Davis John Yeates
14/07/1962 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 16 Bob Davis John Yeates
21/07/1962 Round 13 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 16 Bob Davis John Yeates
28/07/1962 Round 14 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 26 Bob Davis John Yeates
04/08/1962 Round 15 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 44 Bob Davis unknown
11/08/1962 Round 16 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 42 Bob Davis unknown
18/08/1962 Round 17 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 31 Bob Davis unknown
25/08/1962 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 78 Bob Davis unknown
08/09/1962 Semi Final Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 46 Bob Davis unknown
15/09/1962 Preliminary Final Carlton HOME DRAW drawn Bob Davis John Yeates
22/09/1962 Preliminary Final (R) Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 5 Bob Davis unknown