1962 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1962 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1962 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, N. Becker, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Graham, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, L. Mithen, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, J. Townsend, G. Tunbridge
Footscray (6.11.47) were defeated by Melbourne (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), G. Chalmers, M. Graham, T. Whitten
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), R. Barassi (2), L. Mithen (2), K. Emselle, H. Mann
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
28,801
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 40 | Becker, Niels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||