1962 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1962 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1962 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, J. Jenkinson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, K. Rattray, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, K. Colvin, G. Crough, A. Dunn, J. Fogarty, C. Goonan, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, T. Hynes, B. Kingston, S. Magee, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, P. Rice, J. Trethowan, P. Trethowan
Melbourne (8.15.63) defeated South Melbourne (1.11.17).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), R. Barassi (2), R. Dawson, T. Gleeson, L. Mithen, G. Tunbridge
South Melbourne: B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,137
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
8.15.63 - 1.11.17
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 11 | 1 | . | 11 | (17) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jenkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Fogarty, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gunstone, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hynes, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Trethowan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 1 | 11 | |||