1962 VFL Season Round 17: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1962 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round seventeen of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

South Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Melbourne (9.13.67).

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 August 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 18,360

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.10.52 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 4 3 . 4 5 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin MELB by 3 MELB by 13 MELB by 11 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Bob Skilton
Coach: Noel McMahen

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. Grant

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 1 ?
48 Castlehow, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
39 Dolling, Peter ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 1 ?
20 Hotchkin, Allan ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 2 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
49 McGee, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 0 ?
17 Plumridge, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Porter, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
26 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 2 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
50 Byers, Garry ? ? 0 ?
19 Carroll, Bob ? ? 1 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 1 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
39 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 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