1962 VFL Preliminary Final Replay: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1962 between Geelong and Carlton in the preliminary final replay of the 1962 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at MCG. Graham Donaldson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Geelong
J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, F. Wooller

Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), G. Anderson, P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, 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, B. Williams

Geelong (10.13.73) were defeated by Carlton (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (6), P. Vinar (2), C. Rice, N. Sutherland
Carlton: J. James (3), J. Gill (2), T. Carroll, K. Greenwood, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, B. Williams

As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Carlton faced Essendon in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final Replay
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 22 September 1962
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 99,203

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Carlton
Score: 10.13.73 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 5 . 9 7 . 12 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Carlton 1 . 4 5 . 8 9 . 9 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin GEEL by 10 GEEL by 1 CARL by 9 CARL by 5 CARL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Graham Donaldson (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Pomeroy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 1 ?
32 Sutherland, Neil ? ? 1 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 2 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 6 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 1 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
23 Cross, Martin ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham (c) ? ? 0 ?
36 Falconer, Peter ? ? 0 ?
12 Gill, John ? ? 2 ?
5 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 3 ?
30 Kick, Murray ? ? 0 ?
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 1 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 1 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 18

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s