1963 VFL Semi Final 1: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1963 between Melbourne and St Kilda in the first semi final of the 1963 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Brian Dixon captained the hosts.
Darrel Baldock captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
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
St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), R. Apted, R. Cross, C. Ditterich, J. Guyatt, R. Head, V. Howell, T. McKay, A. Morrow, B. Murray, R. Oakley, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis, B. Walsh
Melbourne (9.17.71) defeated St Kilda (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Emselle (2), B. Vagg (2), B. Bourke, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, H. Mann, K. Rattray
St Kilda: K. Roberts (3), R. Smith (2), D. Baldock, A. Morrow, J. Wallis
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the preliminary final and St Kilda were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 14 September 1963
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
88,914
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Brian Dixon
(Melbourne),
Darrel Baldock
(St Kilda)
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baldock, Darrel (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Cross, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Oakley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wallis, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||