1962 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1962 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1962 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, J. Helmer, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Vagg
Geelong (7.7.49) were defeated by Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (2), F. Wooller (2), G. Hamer, A. Lord, J. Yeates
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), L. Mithen (2), B. Vagg (2), R. Barassi
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,344
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Stephens, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||