1962 VFL Season Round 2: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1962 between Geelong and Melbourne during round two of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (7.7.49) were defeated by Melbourne (8.8.56).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.7.49 - 8.8.56

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

Geelong

Captain: John Yeates
Coach: Bob Davis

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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