1962 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1962 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1962 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Owen Abrahams captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
O. Abrahams (capt.), I. Aston, C. Bond, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, W. Clark, G. Clyne, R. Crow, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, M. Miers, K. Murray, B. O'Kane, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, A. Ingwersen, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Fitzroy (12.4.76) defeated Melbourne (9.20.74).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Clark (4), R. Vernon (3), J. Hayes (2), R. Slocum (2), R. Crow
Melbourne: A. Rowarth (4), J. Lord (3), F. Adams, R. Barassi
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
15,499
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | (76) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 20 | 9 | . | 20 | (74) |
| Margin | FITZ by 19 | MELB by 12 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Owen Abrahams
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Clyne, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Miers, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Kane, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 4 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Ingwersen, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 20 | |||