1963 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1963 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-17, P%: 57.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Allan | #38 | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R06-07 |
| Bahen, John | #13 | 13 | 9 | R01-05, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Beattie, Bob | #26 | 16 | 0 | R01-16 |
| Beers, Brian | #12 | 12 | 8 | R01-02, R06-08, R10-12, R15-18 |
| Bond, Colin | #5 | 4 | 0 | R02-05 |
| Brown, Norm | #35 | 14 | 1 | R01, R04-06, R08, R10-18 |
| Campbell, Graham | #20 | 17 | 19 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Carroll, Brian | #8 | 10 | 0 | R08-17 |
| Clements, Bryan | #28 | 12 | 3 | R03-05, R10-18 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 11 | 5 | R01-07, R15-18 |
| Dixon, Joe | #33 | 5 | 0 | R05-09 |
| Doubleday, Geoff | #24 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Duncan, Stewart | #18 | 8 | 0 | R06-09, R15-18 |
| Eastman, Wayne | #6 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-16 |
| Elliott, Geoff | #37 | 5 | 1 | R02-04, R07-08 |
| Ellis, Kevin | #41 | 4 | 1 | R06-07, R14, R18 |
| Fitzgerald, Barry | #25 | 5 | 0 | R10, R14-16, R18 |
| Fry, Ron | #9 | 12 | 3 | R07-18 |
| Goninon, Graham | #16 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Haag, Stan | #22 | 4 | 1 | R04, R06-08 |
| Harvey, Ron | #19 | 17 | 1 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Hayes, John | #15 | 17 | 3 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Hellings, Doug | #43 | 3 | 1 | R03-05 |
| Hirst, Tony | #47 | 6 | 2 | R09-14 |
| Lazarus, Gary | #31 | 16 | 35 | R01-16 |
| Lovett, Ted | #44 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Lynch, Allen | #11 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| McCrae, Ian | #34 | 11 | 5 | R01-05, R10-15 |
| Miers, Max | #14 | 8 | 1 | R02-03, R08-12, R17 |
| Murray, Kevin | #2 | 17 | 3 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| O'Mara, Terry | #54 | 5 | 0 | R13-17 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-11, R13-18 |
| Pollock, Brett | #23 | 10 | 7 | R01-03, R06-09, R13, R17-18 |
| Powell, Ian | #4 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Powell, John | #30 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Rippon, Barry | #36 | 3 | 5 | R04-05, R07 |
| Sadler, Barry | #45 | 2 | 0 | R12, R14 |
| Sleep, Colin | #17 | 6 | 1 | R09-12, R17-18 |
| Slocum, Ray | #27 | 12 | 5 | R05-10, R13-18 |
| Storer, Bill | #53 | 2 | 4 | R17-18 |
| Sykes, David | #1 | 10 | 13 | R01-06, R10-13 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Williams, Brian | #10 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray, Kevin | 17 | 0 | -0- | 17 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Clark, Wally | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R10 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1963 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 23 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 27/04/1963 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 46 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 04/05/1963 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 10 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 11/05/1963 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 39 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 18/05/1963 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 61 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 25/05/1963 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 27 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 01/06/1963 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 10/06/1963 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 22/06/1963 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 06/07/1963 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 36 | Wally Clark | Ron Harvey |
| 20/07/1963 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 33 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 27/07/1963 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 41 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 03/08/1963 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 31 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 10/08/1963 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 102 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 17/08/1963 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 96 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 24/08/1963 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 81 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 31/08/1963 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |
| 07/09/1963 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 53 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray |