1962 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1962 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1962 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.