1963 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1963 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1963 VFL season.
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
J. Nicholls (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, J. Comben, B. Cox, J. Gill, G. Hardie, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, B. McMaster-Smith, J. Reilly, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, B. Williams
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, M. Byers, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Carlton (9.13.67) defeated Essendon (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Nicholls (3), T. Carroll (2), B. Cox, M. Kick, B. McMaster-Smith, M. Sankey
Essendon: K. Timms (2), J. Birt, J. Clarke, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||