1962 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1962 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 108.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Ray | #18 | 12 | 19 | R04-06, R08, R10, R12-18 |
| Becker, Niels | #40 | 8 | 2 | R11-18 |
| Blain, Ron | #35 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Bryant, Ian | #5 | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Chalmers, Graeme | #27 | 15 | 18 | R04-18 |
| Dowling, Bernie | #7 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R07-11 |
| Duff, Ken | #16 | 9 | 6 | R01-04, R07-11 |
| Edwards, John | #50 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Evans, Charlie | #28 | 14 | 0 | R01-14 |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 10 | 2 | R01-03, R10-16 |
| Graham, Max | #34 | 6 | 7 | R04-05, R11-14 |
| Gutterson, Jim | #32 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Harrington, Bill | #11 | 16 | 8 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-18 |
| Hobbs, Merv | #2 | 16 | 28 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Hoiles, John | #23 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ion, Barry | #38 | 13 | 1 | R01-09, R15-18 |
| Ion, Graham | #17 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Kent, Reg | #10 | 3 | 1 | R10-12 |
| Lee, Bernie | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Madigan, Owen | #36 | 6 | 2 | R10, R13, R15-18 |
| McDonald, Cameron | #9 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R14 |
| McKellar, Barney | #30 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| McKenzie, Don | #39 | 8 | 11 | R05-12 |
| Meddings, Kevin | #33 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Quarrell, John | #15 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R13 |
| Savige, George | #21 | 4 | 0 | R04-06, R09 |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 17 | 2 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Slattery, Jack | #24 | 13 | 16 | R01-06, R12-18 |
| Smith, Barry | #31 | 8 | 1 | R01-05, R12-14 |
| Spargo, Bob | #8 | 17 | 5 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Taylor, Graeme | #20 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Walker, Ray | #26 | 10 | 1 | R04, R06-07, R12-18 |
| Ware, Bob | #4 | 12 | 8 | R01-03, R07-12, R16-18 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 16 | 38 | R01-03, R05-11, R13-18 |
| Zeuschner, Murray | #1 | 14 | 0 | R04-10, R12-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 17 | 10 | -0- | 7 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Findlay, Bill | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1962 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 33 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 28/04/1962 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 68 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 05/05/1962 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 59 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 12/05/1962 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 48 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 19/05/1962 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 26/05/1962 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 02/06/1962 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 35 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 09/06/1962 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 23/06/1962 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 30/06/1962 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 07/07/1962 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 71 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 14/07/1962 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Bill Findlay | unknown |
| 21/07/1962 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 28/07/1962 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 21 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 04/08/1962 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 11/08/1962 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 10 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 18/08/1962 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 25/08/1962 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |