1963 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1963 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1963 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, K. Colvin, P. Dolling, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, K. Phillips, B. Porter, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, B. Ross, A. Self, T. Somerville, E. White

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, B. Carroll, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, J. Townsend, B. Vagg

South Melbourne (11.8.74) defeated Melbourne (8.22.70).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Self (4), B. Kingston (3), P. Dolling, K. Phillips, B. Porter, E. White
Melbourne: B. Carroll (4), F. Adams, R. Barassi, B. Bourke, B. Leahy

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 June 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 17,160

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 11.8.74 - 8.22.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 2 8 . 4 10 . 6 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Melbourne 2 . 7 4 . 10 6 . 15 8 . 22 8 . 22 (70)
Margin SMLB by 7 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 4 SMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
39 Dolling, Peter ? ? 1 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
42 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 3 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 1 ?
22 Porter, Bob ? ? 1 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
10 Ross, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Self, Alan ? ? 4 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
50 White, Eric ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 ?
19 Carroll, Bob ? ? 4 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 1 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 22

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