1963 VFL Season: Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating St Kilda in the first semi final, Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1963 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Club: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 147.9)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Adams, Frank #6 18 18 R01-04, R06-16, R18, SF, PF
Anderson, Tony #11 14 0 R04, R06-12, R14-16, R18, SF, PF
Barassi, Ron #31 17 32 R01-17
Bourke, Barry #14 19 48 R02-18, SF, PF
Byers, Garry #1 1 0 R01
Carroll, Bob #19 5 5 R01-03, R07, R17
Crompton, Neil #5 19 0 R01-09, R11-18, SF, PF
Dawson, Ray #17 6 0 R05, R07-08, R10, R13, PF
Dixon, Brian #9 18 3 R01-09, R11-18, SF
Emselle, Ken #10 20 25 R01-18, SF, PF
Groom, Ray #15 19 17 R01-06, R08-18, SF, PF
Jenkinson, Jim #24 1 1 R05
Johnson, Tassie #8 19 5 R01-09, R11-18, SF, PF
Kenneally, Bryan #22 20 17 R01-18, SF, PF
Leahy, Brian #21 18 1 R01-03, R05, R07-18, SF, PF
Lord, John #4 20 19 R01-18, SF, PF
Mann, Hassa #29 20 6 R01-18, SF, PF
Mann, Len #34 8 0 R01-05, R17-18, SF
Massey, Bernie #37 20 0 R01-18, SF, PF
Matthews, Herbie #39 7 4 R04, R10, R15-16, R18, SF, PF
Miller, Robert #33 17 3 R01-06, R09-16, R18, SF, PF
Nilsson, Ray #38 6 3 R01, R03, R06-07, R09, R17
Rattray, Kerry #25 6 3 R15-18, SF, PF
Robbie, David #28 6 0 R10-14, R17
Roet, Brian #18 20 0 R01-18, SF, PF
Rowarth, Alan #2 8 4 R06-12, PF
Thiessen, Tony #26 7 2 R04-06, R08, R10, R13-14
Townsend, John #16 19 22 R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF
Vagg, Barrie #32 18 21 R02, R04-18, SF, PF
Wise, Graham #23 3 0 R01-03
Zinko, Owen #7 1 0 R05

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Smith, Norm 20 14 -0- 6 R01-18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
20/04/1963 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 18 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/04/1963 Round 2 Hawthorn HOME WIN MELB by 4 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
04/05/1963 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESSE by 5 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
11/05/1963 Round 4 Fitzroy HOME WIN MELB by 39 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
18/05/1963 Round 5 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 48 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/05/1963 Round 6 Richmond HOME WIN MELB by 79 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
01/06/1963 Round 7 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SMLB by 4 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
10/06/1963 Round 8 Geelong HOME WIN MELB by 47 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
22/06/1963 Round 9 North Melbourne HOME WIN MELB by 50 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
29/06/1963 Round 10 Carlton AWAY WIN MELB by 28 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
20/07/1963 Round 11 Footscray AWAY WIN MELB by 45 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
27/07/1963 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN MELB by 59 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
03/08/1963 Round 13 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HWTH by 22 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
10/08/1963 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN MELB by 51 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
17/08/1963 Round 15 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MELB by 96 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
24/08/1963 Round 16 Collingwood HOME WIN MELB by 61 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
31/08/1963 Round 17 Richmond AWAY WIN MELB by 47 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
07/09/1963 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME WIN MELB by 35 Norm Smith Brian Dixon
14/09/1963 Semi Final St Kilda HOME WIN MELB by 7 Norm Smith Brian Dixon
28/09/1963 Preliminary Final Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HWTH by 9 Norm Smith unknown