1963 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1963 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1963 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Brian Dixon captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Melbourne
B. Dixon (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, K. Rattray, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, K. Batch, D. Burke, K. Colvin, R. Cotton, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Heyme, D. Howland, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, B. McGowan, K. Phillips, B. Porter, B. Ross, A. Self, T. Somerville, E. White
Melbourne (12.19.91) defeated South Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Lord (3), J. Townsend (3), B. Vagg (3), B. Bourke, K. Emselle, B. Kenneally
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), D. Burke, J. Heriot, B. Kingston, B. Ross, E. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,871
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.19.91 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Brian Dixon
(Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alexander, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Batch, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Cotton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Heyme, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Howland, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Johnston, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ross, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Self, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | White, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||