1962 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1962 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1962 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Allen Aylett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Bennett, D. Burke, K. Colvin, G. Crough, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, N. Forge, J. Heriot, G. Heyme, D. Howland, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, K. Mithen, B. Munn, M. Oaten, J. Trethowan

North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Carr, B. Cheatley, D. Cowen, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, B. Howard, I. Hughes, J. Ibrahim, J. Jenkins, B. Kelly, A. Mantello, B. McCarthy, D. Palmer, K. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Steward, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, R. Ward

South Melbourne (14.13.97) defeated North Melbourne (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (5), M. Oaten (3), B. McGowan (2), B. Munn (2), D. Howland, F. Johnson
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (5), J. Dugdale (4), B. Howard, J. Ibrahim, J. Jenkins, D. Palmer

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Monday 23 April 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 22,340

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.13.97 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 6 8 . 9 12 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
North Melbourne 2 . 5 6 . 9 10 . 12 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin SMLB by 7 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Allen Aylett (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
38 Dunn, Albie ? ? 0 ?
1 Forge, Neville ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Heyme, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Howland, Darryl ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
3 Mithen, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 2 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 3 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 5 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen (c) ? ? 5 ?
10 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Cheatley, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Cowen, Derek ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 4 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
33 Howard, Barney ? ? 1 ?
18 Hughes, Ian ? ? 0 ?
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkins, John ? ? 1 ?
49 Kelly, Barry ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
8 Palmer, Don ? ? 1 ?
11 Robertson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Ward, Rod ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 13

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