1962 VFL Season Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1962 between Melbourne and Essendon during round ten of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the 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 (7.13.55) were defeated by Essendon (10.13.73).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 7.13.55 - 10.13.73

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

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Essendon

Captain: Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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