1963 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 147.9%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final)
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): Ron Barassi, Brian Dixon (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Barry Bourke (42)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Hassa Mann

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain(s): Brian Dixon

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Frank #6 18 R01-R04, R06-R16, R18, SF, PF 18
Anderson, Tony #11 14 R04, R06-R12, R14-R16, R18, SF, PF 0
Barassi, Ron #31 17 R01-R17 32
Bourke, Barry #14 19 R02-R18, SF, PF 48
Byers, Garry #1 1 R01 0
Carroll, Bob #19 5 R01-R03, R07, R17 5
Crompton, Neil #5 19 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF 0
Dawson, Ray #17 6 R05, R07-R08, R10, R13, PF 0
Dixon, Brian #9 18 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF 3
Emselle, Ken #10 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 25
Groom, Ray #15 19 R01-R06, R08-R18, SF, PF 17
Jenkinson, Jim #24 1 R05 1
Johnson, Tassie #8 19 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF 5
Kenneally, Bryan #22 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 17
Leahy, Brian #21 18 R01-R03, R05, R07-R18, SF, PF 1
Lord, John #4 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 19
Mann, Hassa #29 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 6
Mann, Len #34 8 R01-R05, R17-R18, SF 0
Massey, Bernie #37 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 0
Matthews, Herbie #39 7 R04, R10, R15-R16, R18, SF, PF 4
Miller, Robert #33 17 R01-R06, R09-R16, R18, SF, PF 3
Nilsson, Ray #38 6 R01, R03, R06-R07, R09, R17 3
Rattray, Kerry #25 6 R15-R18, SF, PF 3
Robbie, David #28 6 R10-R14, R17 0
Roet, Brian #18 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 0
Rowarth, Alan #2 8 R06-R12, PF 4
Thiessen, Tony #26 7 R04-R06, R08, R10, R13-R14 2
Townsend, John #16 19 R01-R04, R06-R18, SF, PF 22
Vagg, Barrie #32 18 R02, R04-R18, SF, PF 21
Wise, Graham #23 3 R01-R03 0
Zinko, Owen #7 1 R05 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)
Smith, Norm 20 14 -0- 6 R01-R18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
20/04/1963 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 18 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/04/1963 Round 2 Hawthorn HOME WIN MEL by 4 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
04/05/1963 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 5 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
11/05/1963 Round 4 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 39 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
18/05/1963 Round 5 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 48 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/05/1963 Round 6 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 79 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
01/06/1963 Round 7 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 4 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
10/06/1963 Round 8 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 47 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
22/06/1963 Round 9 North Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 50 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
29/06/1963 Round 10 Carlton AWAY WIN MEL by 28 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
20/07/1963 Round 11 Footscray AWAY WIN MEL by 45 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
27/07/1963 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 59 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
03/08/1963 Round 13 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 22 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
10/08/1963 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 51 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
17/08/1963 Round 15 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 96 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
24/08/1963 Round 16 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 61 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
31/08/1963 Round 17 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 47 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
07/09/1963 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 35 Norm Smith Brian Dixon
14/09/1963 Semi Final St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 7 Norm Smith Brian Dixon
28/09/1963 Preliminary Final Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 9 Norm Smith unknown