1963 VFL Season Round 15: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1963 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Murray and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Fitzroy (8.9.57) were defeated by Melbourne (22.21.153).

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 August 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 11,989

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.9.57 - 22.21.153

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 3 . 4 5 . 4 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Melbourne 5 . 7 7 . 13 18 . 18 22 . 21 22 . 21 (153)
Margin MELB by 24 MELB by 33 MELB by 92 MELB by 96 MELB by 96
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Kevin Murray
Coach: Kevin Murray

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Beers, Brian ? ? 3 ?
35 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
8 Carroll, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Clements, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, Barry ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 3 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
34 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
54 O'Mara, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 9

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 2 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 ?
15 Groom, Ray ? ? 2 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 2 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 1 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
39 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 3 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
25 Rattray, Kerry ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 4 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 22 21

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