1961 VFL Season Round 9: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1961 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round nine of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
South Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by Melbourne (14.14.98).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,260
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
8.14.62 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | SMLB by 4 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Bill Faul
Melbourne
Captain: Ron BarassiCoach: Norm Smith
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Briglia, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Hopkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lewthwaite, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 40 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||