1962 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1962 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1962 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms, J. Welsh
Melbourne (7.13.55) were defeated by Essendon (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Nilsson (3), J. Lord (2), R. Dawson, A. Rowarth
Essendon: H. Mitchell (2), T. Rodgers (2), K. Timms (2), J. Clarke, K. Fraser, C. Payne, J. Somerville
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,275
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||