1962 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1962 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1962 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, L. Mithen, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, J. Townsend, G. Tunbridge
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, B. Hosking, A. Lord, B. Lowe, B. Miller, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Melbourne (9.9.63) were defeated by Geelong (10.19.79).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Mithen (4), J. Townsend (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Tunbridge
Geelong: D. Wade (4), B. Goggin (2), B. Miller (2), N. Sutherland, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
51,470
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hosking, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 19 | |||