1963 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1963 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1963 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, B. Roet, T. Thiessen, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), A. Anderson, J. Bahen, B. Beattie, C. Bond, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Clements, R. Crow, W. Eastman, G. Elliott, S. Haag, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, D. Hellings, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, B. Rippon, D. Sykes
Melbourne (14.10.94) defeated Fitzroy (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (5), B. Kenneally (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Lord, H. Mann, H. Matthews, T. Thiessen, B. Vagg
Fitzroy: J. Bahen (2), G. Campbell (2), B. Rippon (2), R. Crow, G. Lazarus
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,462
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Toohey
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thiessen, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Anderson, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Bahen, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Beattie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Clements, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Eastman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Elliott, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Haag, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Hellings, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Rippon, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Sykes, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||