1962 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1962 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1962 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, M. Collins, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, K. Rattray, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Vagg
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), I. Bryant, B. Dowling, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Ware
Melbourne (14.10.94) defeated Footscray (4.11.35).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), T. Gleeson (2), L. Mithen (2), G. Tunbridge (2), R. Barassi, R. Dawson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, B. Vagg
Footscray: A. Gardiner, B. Harrington, J. Slattery, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,012
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 11 | (35) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 11 | |||