1962 VFL 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 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at 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
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, G. Byers, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, J. Townsend, G. Tunbridge

Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), G. Anderson, P. Barry, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, J. Gill, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, B. Williams

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

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Nilsson (4), L. Mithen (3), G. Byers, T. Johnson, H. Mann, G. Tunbridge
Carlton: G. Donaldson (3), T. Carroll (2), J. Nicholls (2), B. Williams (2), L. Brereton, B. Cox

As a result of this match, Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Carlton faced Geelong in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
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

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Graham Donaldson (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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