1963 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1963 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1963 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Darrel Baldock captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), B. Coady, C. Ditterich, J. Guyatt, R. Head, V. Howell, R. McHugh, T. McKay, A. Morrow, B. Morton, B. Murray, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis, B. Walsh
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, G. Byers, B. Carroll, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, J. Townsend, G. Wise
St Kilda (13.5.83) defeated Melbourne (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Murray (4), J. O'Brien (3), D. Baldock (2), C. Ditterich, L. Oswald, R. Smith, J. Wallis
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), R. Barassi (2), K. Emselle (2), B. Dixon, J. Lord, R. Nilsson
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
31,300
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 5 | (83) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | level | STKL by 6 | MELB by 4 | STKL by 18 | STKL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Darrel Baldock
(St Kilda),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Boundary Umpire:
R. O'Connell
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baldock, Darrel (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McHugh, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wallis, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 5 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Byers, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||