1962 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1962 between Essendon and Carlton in the grand final of the 1962 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at MCG.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Graham Donaldson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), G. Anderson, P. Barry, J. Benetti, T. Carroll, I. Collins, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, P. Falconer, J. Gill, K. Greenwood, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, B. Williams
Essendon (13.12.90) defeated Carlton (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (4), J. Clarke (2), H. Mitchell (2), C. Payne (2), G. Johnston, G. Leek, K. Timms
Carlton: B. Williams (3), J. Nicholls (2), M. Cross, G. Donaldson, K. Greenwood
As a result of this match, Essendon were the premiers and Carlton were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1962
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
98,385
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Graham Donaldson
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Goal Umpire:
H. Forsyth,
T. Rossiter
Boundary Umpire:
A. Cook,
J. Geggie
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kick, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||