1962 VFLR Season: Footscray Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Footscray Reserves for the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Geelong Reserves in the second semi final, the Footscray Reserves defeated the St Kilda Reserves in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1962 VFLR Season
Team:
Footscray Reserves
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 158.6)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1962 | Round 1 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/04/1962 | Round 2 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 66 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/05/1962 | Round 3 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/05/1962 | Round 4 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/05/1962 | Round 5 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 50 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/05/1962 | Round 6 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 66 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/06/1962 | Round 7 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | LOSS | COLR by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/06/1962 | Round 8 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/06/1962 | Round 9 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 61 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/06/1962 | Round 10 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 48 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/07/1962 | Round 11 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 42 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1962 | Round 12 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1962 | Round 13 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 71 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/07/1962 | Round 14 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/08/1962 | Round 15 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/08/1962 | Round 16 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/08/1962 | Round 17 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 45 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1962 | Round 18 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/09/1962 | Semi Final | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/09/1962 | Grand Final | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 23 | unknown | unknown |