1963 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1963 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Bourke, 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
Essendon (9.14.68) defeated Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Somerville (2), K. Timms (2), J. Birt, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, K. Fraser, H. Mitchell
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), R. Barassi (2), R. Groom, J. Lord, R. Nilsson, J. Townsend
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,283
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||