1964 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 138.1%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 32
Brownlow Leader(s): Hassa Mann (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Graeme Jacobs (33)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Ron Barassi

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain(s): Hassa Mann

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Frank #6 15 R01, R04-R07, R10-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF 1
Anderson, Tony #11 16 R01, R03-R07, R10-R17, SF, GF 0
Barassi, Ron #31 18 R02-R07, R09-R18, SF, GF 25
Bartlett, Maurie #3 3 R06, R08, R17 1
Bourke, Barry #14 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 28
Carroll, Bob #19 1 R10 0
Crompton, Neil #5 19 R01, R03-R18, SF, GF 1
Davis, Frank #40 6 R13-R14, R17-R18, SF, GF 1
Dixon, Brian #9 17 R01, R03, R06-R18, SF, GF 1
Emselle, Ken #10 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 24
Foster, Rob #1 2 R05, R18 1
Groom, Ray #15 12 R01-R07, R12-R16 9
Jacobs, Graeme #20 16 R04-R06, R08-R18, SF, GF 33
Johnson, Tassie #8 19 R01-R16, R18, SF, GF 2
Kenneally, Bryan #22 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 15
Leahy, Brian #21 14 R01-R12, R16-R17 1
Leitch, Jim #38 2 R15, R18 0
Lord, John #4 8 R01-R03, R07-R09, SF, GF 14
Mann, Hassa #29 19 R01-R07, R09-R18, SF, GF 15
Mann, Len #34 4 R01-R04 0
Massey, Bernie #37 18 R01-R06, R08-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF 0
Matthews, Herbie #39 4 R02, R05-R06, R08 0
McLean, Peter #36 10 R08-R09, R11-R12, R15-R18, SF, GF 1
Miller, Robert #33 5 R01-R02, R07-R09 0
Robbie, David #28 6 R01-R02, R07-R09, R12 4
Roet, Brian #18 15 R01-R07, R10-R15, SF, GF 0
Townsend, John #16 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 35
Vagg, Barrie #32 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 22
Watson, Graeme #17 13 R03-R05, R08-R10, R12-R18 2
Williams, Don #35 17 R01-R04, R07-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF 1
Wise, Graham #23 19 R02-R18, SF, GF 1
Zinko, Owen #7 2 R02, R11 3

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 15 -0- 4 R01-R07, R09-R18, SF, GF
Barassi, Ron 1 1 -0- 0 R08

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1964 Round 1 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 13 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
25/04/1964 Round 2 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 16 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
02/05/1964 Round 3 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 46 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
09/05/1964 Round 4 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 26 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
16/05/1964 Round 5 Essendon AWAY WIN MEL by 32 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
23/05/1964 Round 6 Hawthorn HOME WIN MEL by 5 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
30/05/1964 Round 7 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 42 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
06/06/1964 Round 8 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 67 Ron Barassi unknown
15/06/1964 Round 9 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 10 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
27/06/1964 Round 10 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 113 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
04/07/1964 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 46 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
11/07/1964 Round 12 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 21 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
18/07/1964 Round 13 North Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 72 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/07/1964 Round 14 Carlton AWAY WIN MEL by 12 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
01/08/1964 Round 15 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 18 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
08/08/1964 Round 16 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 2 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
15/08/1964 Round 17 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MEL by 4 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
22/08/1964 Round 18 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 40 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
05/09/1964 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 89 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
19/09/1964 Grand Final Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 4 Norm Smith Ron Barassi