1962 VFL Season Round 18: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1962 between Melbourne and Carlton during round eighteen of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Carlton at the 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 (11.9.75) defeated Carlton (5.10.40).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 11.9.75 - 5.10.40

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

Melbourne

Captain: Laurie Mithen
Coach: Norm Smith

Carlton

Captain: John Nicholls
Coach: Ken Hands

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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