1963 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1963 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 14 of the 1963 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, D. Robbie, B. Roet, T. Thiessen, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms, J. Welsh
Melbourne (19.8.122) defeated Essendon (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Kenneally (4), K. Emselle (3), J. Lord (3), B. Bourke (2), J. Townsend (2), B. Vagg (2), R. Groom, T. Johnson, H. Mann
Essendon: J. Clarke (2), K. Fraser (2), G. Johnston (2), J. Birt, C. Payne, J. Somerville, K. Timms
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
71,086
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 8 | (122) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 10 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Robbie, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thiessen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||