1962 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 125.8%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Carlton (Semi Final)
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): Hassa Mann (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Laurie Mithen (34)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Hassa Mann

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain(s): Laurie Mithen

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Frank #6 16 R02-R09, R12-R18, SF 30
Barassi, Ron #31 17 R01-R11, R13-R17, SF 21
Byers, Garry #50 4 R16-R18, SF 2
Carroll, Bob #19 2 R17-R18 2
Case, Geoff #7 1 R08 0
Collins, Mike #11 2 R03-R04 0
Crompton, Neil #5 19 R01-R18, SF 0
Dawson, Ray #17 17 R01-R17 14
Dixon, Brian #9 18 R01-R11, R13-R18, SF 2
Emselle, Ken #10 6 R09-R14 1
Gleeson, Terry #28 17 R01-R17 7
Ingwersen, Alec #44 2 R07-R08 0
Jenkinson, Jim #24 2 R06, R09 2
Johnson, Tassie #8 18 R01-R17, SF 6
Johnson, Trevor #14 3 R01, R18, SF 0
Jones, Dennis #27 4 R05, R07, R11, R18 0
Kenneally, Bryan #22 18 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF 8
Laidlaw, Clyde #35 2 R12, R15 1
Leahy, Brian #21 17 R01-R02, R04-R10, R12-R18, SF 0
Lord, John #4 18 R01-R16, R18, SF 16
Mann, Hassa #29 19 R01-R18, SF 8
Mann, Len #34 18 R01-R07, R09-R18, SF 2
Massey, Bernie #37 16 R01-R16 0
Matthews, Herbie #39 6 R10, R12, R14-R17 2
Miller, Robert #33 17 R02-R14, R16-R18, SF 0
Mithen, Laurie #11 17 R01-R08, R11-R18, SF 37
Nilsson, Ray #38 8 R01, R10-R11, R15-R18, SF 9
Rattray, Kerry #25 4 R03-R04, R06-R07 1
Roet, Brian #18 17 R01-R03, R06-R18, SF 1
Rowarth, Alan #2 8 R01-R02, R05, R08-R10, R18, SF 8
Thorogood, Ian #26 17 R01-R06, R08-R15, R17-R18, SF 0
Townsend, John #16 6 R11-R14, R18, SF 7
Tunbridge, Geoff #23 19 R01-R18, SF 12
Vagg, Barrie #32 5 R01-R05 4

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)
Smith, Norm 19 14 -0- 5 R01-R18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
21/04/1962 Round 1 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 28 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
28/04/1962 Round 2 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 7 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
05/05/1962 Round 3 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 59 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
12/05/1962 Round 4 Collingwood AWAY WIN MEL by 32 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
19/05/1962 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 21 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
26/05/1962 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 46 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
04/06/1962 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 16 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
09/06/1962 Round 8 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 2 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
23/06/1962 Round 9 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 12 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
30/06/1962 Round 10 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 18 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
07/07/1962 Round 11 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MEL by 16 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
14/07/1962 Round 12 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 15 Norm Smith Laurie Mithen
21/07/1962 Round 13 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 16 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
28/07/1962 Round 14 Footscray AWAY WIN MEL by 21 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
04/08/1962 Round 15 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 15 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
11/08/1962 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 12 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
18/08/1962 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 15 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/08/1962 Round 18 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 35 Norm Smith Laurie Mithen
01/09/1962 Semi Final Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 2 Norm Smith Ron Barassi