1962 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1962 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1962 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Allen Aylett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Vagg

North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), B. Allan, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, M. Gaudion, F. Goode, J. Jenkins, D. O'Brien, D. Palmer, K. Robertson, G. Ryan, B. Serong, K. Snell, P. Steward, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, D. Woolley

Melbourne (16.8.104) defeated North Melbourne (13.5.83).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (4), R. Dawson (4), R. Barassi (2), J. Lord (2), B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, L. Mithen, G. Tunbridge
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (8), A. Carr, J. Jenkins, D. Palmer, K. Robertson, B. Serong

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 May 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 20,748

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 16.8.104 - 13.5.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 2 9 . 4 13 . 6 16 . 8 16 . 8 (104)
North Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 1 7 . 3 13 . 5 13 . 5 (83)
Margin MELB by 13 MELB by 33 MELB by 39 MELB by 21 MELB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Allen Aylett (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Andrew

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 4 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 4 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 2 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 8

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allan, Barry ? ? 0 ?
17 Aylett, Allen (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Carr, Alan ? ? 1 ?
19 Cheatley, Barry ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 8 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
13 Goode, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkins, John ? ? 1 ?
37 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 ?
8 Palmer, Don ? ? 1 ?
11 Robertson, Keith ? ? 1 ?
35 Ryan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
7 Serong, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Snell, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
40 Woolley, Doug ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 5

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