1963 VFL Season Round 4: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1963 between Carlton and Essendon during round four of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Carlton (9.13.67) defeated Essendon (8.13.61).

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 May 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 42,019

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 9.13.67 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 4 . 10 6 . 12 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Essendon 2 . 1 2 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin ESSE by 5 CARL by 18 CARL by 10 CARL by 6 CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: John Nicholls
Coach: Ken Hands

Essendon

Captain: Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain: Hugh Mitchell
Coach: John Coleman

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 2 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
25 Comben, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 1 ?
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Hardie, Greg ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Kick, Murray ? ? 1 ?
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 ?
40 McMaster-Smith, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 3 ?
28 Reilly, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 1 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
32 Varlamos, Vasil ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
37 Byers, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh (vc) ? ? 1 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
9 Raitt, Noel ? ? 1 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s