1963 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1963 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1963 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

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

Geelong
J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, C. Eales, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, J. Sharrock, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West

Melbourne (11.16.82) defeated Geelong (4.11.35).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (2), R. Groom (2), R. Barassi, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, A. Rowarth, T. Thiessen, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Geelong: D. Wade (2), B. Lowe, J. Sharrock

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Monday 10 June 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 81,550

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 11.16.82 - 4.11.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 11 7 . 12 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Geelong 3 . 2 3 . 3 3 . 8 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
Margin GEEL by 4 MELB by 20 MELB by 28 MELB by 47 MELB by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Andrew

Player Statistics

Melbourne

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

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 ?
5 Farmer, Graham ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 1 ?
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 ?
38 Stephens, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 11

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