1963 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1963 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1963 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 137.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain:
Hugh Mitchell
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 14 | 25 | R01-14 |
| Blew, Russell | #14 | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R09-18 |
| Booth, John | #40 | 2 | 0 | R08, R10 |
| Brown, Greg | #18 | 7 | 0 | R06-07, R11-15 |
| Byers, Max | #37 | 2 | 0 | R04, R15 |
| Capuano, Barry | #12 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Doran, Paul | #36 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Egan, Kevin | #42 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Fenton, Garry | #8 | 5 | 0 | R05-07, R09-10 |
| Fordham, Ted | #20 | 14 | 7 | R03, R05-15, R17-18 |
| Forsyth, Jim | #27 | 4 | 0 | R10-12, R18 |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 17 | 17 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #55 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 10 | 4 | R01-03, R05-06, R09, R13, R16-18 |
| Graham, Ian | #4 | 3 | 2 | R01, R16-17 |
| Johnston, Graeme | #16 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Matthews, Barry | #3 | 4 | 0 | R05-06, R08-09 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 9 | 6 | R01-08, R18 |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 18 | 36 | R01-18 |
| Raitt, Noel | #9 | 13 | 7 | R02-14 |
| Rodgers, Terry | #2 | 9 | 6 | R01-04, R10-11, R15-17 |
| Sampson, Brian | #34 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Shaw, David | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Shelton, Ian | #10 | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R07-18 |
| Somerville, John | #19 | 15 | 16 | R01-04, R07-12, R14-18 |
| Timms, Ken | #25 | 17 | 31 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Welsh, John | #29 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman, John | 18 | 13 | -0- | 5 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1963 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 27/04/1963 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 59 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 04/05/1963 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 11/05/1963 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 18/05/1963 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 61 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 25/05/1963 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 01/06/1963 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 08/06/1963 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 42 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 22/06/1963 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 16 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 06/07/1963 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 20/07/1963 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 46 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 27/07/1963 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 31 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 03/08/1963 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 37 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 10/08/1963 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 51 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 17/08/1963 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 24/08/1963 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 81 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 31/08/1963 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 56 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 07/09/1963 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.