1963 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the 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 (9.17.71) defeated St Kilda (8.16.64).

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 14 September 1963
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 88,914

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 9.17.71 - 8.16.64

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

Melbourne

Captain: Brian Dixon
Coach: Norm Smith

St Kilda

Captain: Darrel Baldock
Coach: Allan Jeans

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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