1963 VFL Season 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 eighteen of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the 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 (12.19.91) defeated South Melbourne (8.8.56).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Brian DixonCoach: Norm Smith
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Noel McMahen
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 | |||