1962 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1962 between Melbourne and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Carlton at the MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Graham Donaldson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Melbourne (11.10.76) were defeated by Carlton (11.12.78).

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 1 September 1962
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 82,773

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 11.10.76 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 6 . 4 11 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Carlton 2 . 3 6 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin MELB by 1 CARL by 1 MELB by 14 CARL by 2 CARL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Carlton

Captain: Graham Donaldson
Coach: Ken Hands

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
50 Byers, Garry ? ? 1 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 1 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 3 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 4 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 1 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 2 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 1 ?
23 Cross, Martin ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham (c) ? ? 3 ?
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Kick, Murray ? ? 0 ?
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 2 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 12

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