1962 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1962 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 18 of the 1962 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Laurie Mithen captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Melbourne
L. Mithen (capt.), F. Adams, G. Byers, B. Carroll, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, J. Townsend, G. Tunbridge
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Cox, M. Cross, P. Falconer, J. Gill, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, B. McMaster-Smith, J. Reilly, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, B. Williams
Melbourne (11.9.75) defeated Carlton (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), B. Kenneally (3), G. Byers, B. Carroll, L. Mithen, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge
Carlton: T. Carroll (2), I. Collins (2), P. Falconer
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Carlton remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
54,264
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Laurie Mithen
(Melbourne),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 50 | Byers, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kick, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reilly, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||