1963 VFL Round 12: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1963 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1963 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, T. Best, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, J. Gill, K. Hall, G. Hardie, J. James, M. Kick, B. McMaster-Smith, J. Reilly, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, B. Beers, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Carroll, B. Clements, W. Eastman, R. Fry, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, T. Hirst, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, M. Miers, B. Sadler, C. Sleep, D. Sykes

Carlton (16.19.115) defeated Fitzroy (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Cox (3), J. Gill (3), T. Best (2), K. Hall (2), J. Nicholls (2), T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, M. Cross
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (5), G. Campbell (2), I. McCrae (2), B. Clements, D. Sykes

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 July 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,900

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 16.19.115 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 2 7 . 12 13 . 17 16 . 19 16 . 19 (115)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 2 7 . 3 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin CARL by 12 CARL by 22 CARL by 50 CARL by 41 CARL by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Best, Trevor ? ? 2 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 1 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 1 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 3 ?
23 Cross, Martin ? ? 1 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Gill, John ? ? 3 ?
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
15 Hardie, Greg ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Kick, Murray ? ? 0 ?
40 McMaster-Smith, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 ?
28 Reilly, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 19

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
8 Carroll, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Clements, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
47 Hirst, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 5 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
34 McCrae, Ian ? ? 2 ?
14 Miers, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
45 Sadler, Barry ? ? 0 ?
17 Sleep, Colin ? ? 0 ?
1 Sykes, David ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 8

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