1962 VFL Season Round 8: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1962 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round eight of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (12.4.76) defeated Melbourne (9.20.74).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 12.4.76 - 9.20.74

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Owen Abrahams
Coach: Len Smith

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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