1963 VFLR Season

These are the results for the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Geelong Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Geelong Reserves were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1963 VFLR Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Reserves Princes Park Jack Carney
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Neil Mann
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill
Fitzroy Reserves Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Reserves Western Oval
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Reserves Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Reserves MCG Gordon Ogden
North Melbourne Reserves Arden Street Oval
Richmond Reserves Punt Road Oval Dick Harris
South Melbourne Reserves Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Reserves Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Geelong Reserves
Runners-Up: St Kilda Reserves
Minor Premiers: Geelong Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Geelong Reserves 1st 16 -0- 2 64 158.5% 1,514 955 215 224 131 169
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 107.0% 1,277 1,194 181 191 167 192
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 134.5% 1,344 999 186 228 134 195
Collingwood Reserves 4th 10 -0- 8 40 108.8% 1,288 1,184 181 202 168 176
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 10 -0- 8 40 101.2% 1,198 1,184 166 202 163 206
Essendon Reserves 6th 10 -0- 8 40 93.1% 1,217 1,307 168 209 183 209
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 8 -0- 10 32 96.5% 1,323 1,371 191 177 191 225
Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -0- 11 28 93.6% 1,238 1,322 168 230 185 212
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 11 28 88.7% 1,168 1,317 157 226 181 231
Carlton Reserves 10th 7 -0- 11 28 80.1% 1,052 1,314 148 164 183 216
Footscray Reserves 11th 6 -0- 12 24 90.8% 1,191 1,312 163 213 188 184
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 16 8 74.8% 1,040 1,391 141 194 191 245

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Geelong Reserves 1st Premiers
St Kilda Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd Defeated by St Kilda Reserves (Preliminary Final)
Collingwood Reserves 4th Defeated by North Melbourne Reserves (Semi Final)
Hawthorn Reserves 5th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Reserves 6th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Reserves 12th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Carlton (R) Brunswick Street Oval 112 - 59
SAT 20/04/1963 Geelong (R) v South Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 119 - 68
SAT 20/04/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) Glenferrie Oval 100 - 61
SAT 20/04/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) Arden Street Oval 85 - 64
SAT 20/04/1963 Richmond (R) v Collingwood (R) Punt Road Oval 79 - 84
SAT 20/04/1963 St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 103 - 83

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 189.8% 112 59
Geelong Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 175.0% 119 68
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 163.9% 100 61
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 132.8% 85 64
St Kilda Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 124.1% 103 83
Collingwood Reserves 6th 1 -0- 0 4 106.3% 84 79
Richmond Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 94.0% 79 84
Melbourne Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 80.6% 83 103
Footscray Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 75.3% 64 85
Essendon Reserves 10th 0 -0- 1 0 61.0% 61 100
South Melbourne Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 57.1% 68 119
Carlton Reserves 12th 0 -0- 1 0 52.7% 59 112

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1963 Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 50 - 76
SAT 27/04/1963 Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 47 - 56
SAT 27/04/1963 Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 79 - 65
SAT 27/04/1963 Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Western Oval 108 - 69
SAT 27/04/1963 Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 43 - 87
SAT 27/04/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) Lakeside Oval 63 - 78

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 179.8% 187 104
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 134.6% 179 133
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 127.0% 141 111
Geelong Reserves 4th 1 -0- 1 4 125.2% 184 147
Footscray Reserves 5th 1 -0- 1 4 111.7% 172 154
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 108.4% 181 167
Richmond Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 106.8% 157 147
Collingwood Reserves 8th 1 -0- 1 4 97.0% 131 135
Essendon Reserves 9th 1 -0- 1 4 84.8% 140 165
South Melbourne Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 66.5% 131 197
Melbourne Reserves 11th 0 -0- 2 0 66.3% 126 190
Carlton Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 58.0% 109 188

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1963 Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) Victoria Park 73 - 55
SAT 04/05/1963 Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 45 - 87
SAT 04/05/1963 Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 106
SAT 04/05/1963 Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) Kardinia Park 84 - 83
SAT 04/05/1963 Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 75 - 78
SAT 04/05/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Lakeside Oval 107 - 36

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 126.7% 285 225
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 117.7% 219 186
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 136.7% 242 177
Geelong Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 116.5% 268 230
Collingwood Reserves 5th 2 -0- 1 8 107.4% 204 190
Footscray Reserves 6th 1 -0- 2 4 107.1% 255 238
Richmond Reserves 7th 1 -0- 2 4 103.1% 232 225
South Melbourne Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 102.1% 238 233
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 100.0% 273 273
Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 2 4 90.6% 213 235
Essendon Reserves 11th 1 -0- 2 4 73.4% 185 252
Carlton Reserves 12th 0 -0- 3 0 49.2% 145 295

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1963 Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) Princes Park 52 - 66
SAT 11/05/1963 Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) Western Oval 78 - 48
SAT 11/05/1963 Hawthorn (R) v South Melbourne (R) Glenferrie Oval 75 - 71
SAT 11/05/1963 Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 84 - 87
SAT 11/05/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) Arden Street Oval 60 - 69
SAT 11/05/1963 St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) Junction Oval 70 - 54

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Reserves 1st 4 -0- 0 16 127.2% 355 279
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 127.8% 317 248
Geelong Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 116.2% 337 290
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 3 -0- 1 12 109.4% 279 255
Footscray Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 116.4% 333 286
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 100.8% 360 357
Collingwood Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 99.2% 258 260
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -0- 2 8 82.6% 251 304
South Melbourne Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 100.3% 309 308
Richmond Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 92.4% 280 303
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 3 4 92.2% 297 322
Carlton Reserves 12th 0 -0- 4 0 54.6% 197 361

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1963 Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 78 - 67
SAT 18/05/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) Brunswick Street Oval 152 - 65
SAT 18/05/1963 Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Western Oval 40 - 39
SAT 18/05/1963 Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 62 - 39
SAT 18/05/1963 Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) Punt Road Oval 48 - 54
SAT 18/05/1963 South Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) Lakeside Oval 26 - 62

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 4 -0- 1 16 121.4% 341 281
Geelong Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 121.3% 399 329
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 115.5% 394 341
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 3 -0- 2 12 123.6% 356 288
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 121.3% 512 422
Footscray Reserves 6th 3 -0- 2 12 114.8% 373 325
Collingwood Reserves 7th 3 -0- 2 12 102.8% 336 327
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 69.3% 316 456
Richmond Reserves 9th 1 -0- 4 4 91.9% 328 357
Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 4 4 91.0% 364 400
South Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 90.5% 335 370
Carlton Reserves 12th 1 -0- 4 4 61.4% 251 409

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1963 Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 53 - 117
SAT 25/05/1963 Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Windy Hill 74 - 85
SAT 25/05/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 139
SAT 25/05/1963 Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Glenferrie Oval 77 - 69
SAT 25/05/1963 Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 96 - 46
SAT 25/05/1963 St Kilda (R) v South Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 94 - 91

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 5 -0- 1 20 135.1% 516 382
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 113.0% 488 432
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 121.3% 433 357
Collingwood Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 119.6% 475 397
Footscray Reserves 5th 4 -0- 2 16 114.8% 458 399
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 4 -0- 2 16 114.5% 410 358
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 3 -0- 3 12 103.7% 582 561
Melbourne Reserves 8th 2 -0- 4 8 103.1% 460 446
Essendon Reserves 9th 2 -0- 4 8 72.1% 390 541
South Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 5 4 91.8% 426 464
Richmond Reserves 11th 1 -0- 5 4 82.6% 374 453
Carlton Reserves 12th 1 -0- 5 4 57.8% 304 526

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1963 Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) Victoria Park 58 - 63
SAT 01/06/1963 Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Western Oval 73 - 68
SAT 01/06/1963 Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 132 - 51
SAT 01/06/1963 North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) Arden Street Oval 50 - 41
SAT 01/06/1963 Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) Punt Road Oval 93 - 47
SAT 01/06/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) Lakeside Oval 97 - 75

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 6 -0- 1 24 149.7% 648 433
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 115.3% 460 399
Footscray Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 113.7% 531 467
St Kilda Reserves 4th 5 -0- 2 20 109.8% 529 482
Collingwood Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 115.9% 533 460
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 4 -0- 3 16 99.0% 484 489
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 3 -0- 4 12 96.2% 629 654
Essendon Reserves 8th 3 -0- 4 12 75.6% 453 599
Melbourne Reserves 9th 2 -0- 5 8 98.5% 535 543
South Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 5 8 97.0% 523 539
Richmond Reserves 11th 2 -0- 5 8 93.4% 467 500
Carlton Reserves 12th 1 -0- 6 4 62.1% 372 599

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1963 Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) Princes Park 71 - 77
SAT 08/06/1963 Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 48 - 27
SAT 08/06/1963 St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) Junction Oval 66 - 65
MON 10/06/1963 Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 65
MON 10/06/1963 Footscray (R) v South Melbourne (R) Western Oval 54 - 50
MON 10/06/1963 Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 56 - 84

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 7 -0- 1 28 149.7% 732 489
Footscray Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 113.2% 585 517
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 108.8% 595 547
Collingwood Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 114.9% 610 531
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 112.2% 525 468
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 4 -0- 4 16 98.9% 549 555
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 4 -0- 4 16 97.1% 698 719
Essendon Reserves 8th 4 -0- 4 16 80.0% 501 626
South Melbourne Reserves 9th 2 -0- 6 8 96.6% 573 593
Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 6 8 94.3% 591 627
Richmond Reserves 11th 2 -0- 6 8 90.1% 494 548
Carlton Reserves 12th 1 -0- 7 4 65.5% 443 676

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1963 Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) Victoria Park 93 - 35
SAT 22/06/1963 Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) Windy Hill 46 - 60
SAT 22/06/1963 Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 106 - 49
SAT 22/06/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) Glenferrie Oval 41 - 58
SAT 22/06/1963 Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 39 - 59
SAT 22/06/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) Lakeside Oval 50 - 77

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 8 -0- 1 32 155.8% 838 538
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 110.5% 655 593
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 124.2% 703 566
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 6 -0- 3 24 115.2% 584 507
Footscray Reserves 5th 6 -0- 3 24 101.6% 620 610
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 5 -0- 4 20 100.8% 775 769
Hawthorn Reserves 7th 4 -0- 5 16 96.2% 590 613
Essendon Reserves 8th 4 -0- 5 16 79.7% 547 686
South Melbourne Reserves 9th 2 -0- 7 8 93.0% 623 670
Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 7 8 91.8% 630 686
Richmond Reserves 11th 2 -0- 7 8 83.0% 543 654
Carlton Reserves 12th 2 -0- 7 8 69.9% 501 717

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1963 Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 80 - 53
SAT 29/06/1963 Collingwood (R) v South Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 79 - 37
SAT 29/06/1963 St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) Junction Oval 89 - 61
SAT 06/07/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) Brunswick Street Oval 32 - 61
SAT 06/07/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) Arden Street Oval 109 - 52
SAT 06/07/1963 Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) Punt Road Oval 33 - 49

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 9 -0- 1 36 157.7% 899 570
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 113.8% 744 654
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 129.7% 782 603
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 7 -0- 3 28 124.0% 693 559
Footscray Reserves 5th 6 -0- 4 24 97.4% 681 699
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 5 -0- 5 20 98.9% 639 646
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 5 -0- 5 20 97.2% 807 830
Essendon Reserves 8th 4 -0- 6 16 75.3% 599 795
Carlton Reserves 9th 3 -0- 7 12 75.5% 581 770
Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 8 8 89.2% 683 766
South Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 8 8 88.1% 660 749
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 8 8 81.9% 576 703

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1963 Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) Western Oval 55 - 60
SAT 20/07/1963 Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Kardinia Park 79 - 28
SAT 20/07/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) Glenferrie Oval 78 - 43
SAT 20/07/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Arden Street Oval 74 - 16
SAT 20/07/1963 Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) Punt Road Oval 102 - 73
SAT 20/07/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) Lakeside Oval 58 - 106

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 10 -0- 1 40 163.5% 978 598
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 133.4% 767 575
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 108.1% 817 756
Collingwood Reserves 4th 7 -0- 4 28 118.8% 810 682
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 6 -0- 5 24 104.1% 717 689
Footscray Reserves 6th 6 -0- 5 24 97.0% 736 759
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 5 -0- 6 20 93.6% 850 908
Essendon Reserves 8th 5 -0- 6 20 82.6% 705 853
Melbourne Reserves 9th 3 -0- 8 12 90.5% 743 821
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 8 12 87.4% 678 776
Carlton Reserves 11th 3 -0- 8 12 70.7% 597 844
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 9 8 84.0% 718 855

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1963 Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 54 - 50
SAT 27/07/1963 Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) Victoria Park 91 - 74
SAT 27/07/1963 Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Windy Hill 98 - 60
SAT 27/07/1963 Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) Western Oval 46 - 80
SAT 27/07/1963 Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 53 - 115
SAT 27/07/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) Lakeside Oval 51 - 73

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 11 -0- 1 44 161.9% 1,051 649
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 136.4% 847 621
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 115.2% 932 809
Collingwood Reserves 4th 8 -0- 4 32 119.2% 901 756
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 6 -0- 6 24 98.7% 777 787
Footscray Reserves 6th 6 -0- 6 24 93.2% 782 839
Essendon Reserves 7th 6 -0- 6 24 88.0% 803 913
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 5 -0- 7 20 93.6% 900 962
Carlton Reserves 9th 4 -0- 8 16 72.8% 651 894
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 9 12 86.7% 752 867
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 9 12 85.0% 796 936
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 10 8 82.9% 769 928

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 54
SAT 03/08/1963 Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) Kardinia Park 101 - 46
SAT 03/08/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Glenferrie Oval 73 - 50
SAT 03/08/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) Arden Street Oval 70 - 50
SAT 03/08/1963 Richmond (R) v South Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 72 - 49
SAT 03/08/1963 St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Junction Oval 67 - 66

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 12 -0- 1 48 165.8% 1,152 695
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 136.7% 917 671
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 114.2% 999 875
Collingwood Reserves 4th 8 -0- 5 32 115.1% 951 826
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 7 -0- 6 28 101.6% 850 837
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 6 -0- 7 24 95.4% 969 1,016
Footscray Reserves 7th 6 -0- 7 24 92.1% 836 908
Essendon Reserves 8th 6 -0- 7 24 83.7% 849 1,014
Richmond Reserves 9th 4 -0- 9 16 90.0% 824 916
Carlton Reserves 10th 4 -0- 9 16 74.6% 717 961
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 10 12 83.8% 846 1,009
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 11 8 81.8% 818 1,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1963 Carlton (R) v South Melbourne (R) Princes Park 69 - 40
SAT 10/08/1963 Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Western Oval 69 - 75
SAT 10/08/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) Glenferrie Oval 54 - 73
SAT 10/08/1963 Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 57 - 78
SAT 10/08/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) Arden Street Oval 58 - 78
SAT 10/08/1963 St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Junction Oval 60 - 79

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 13 -0- 1 52 160.6% 1,227 764
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 130.2% 975 749
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 111.0% 1,059 954
Collingwood Reserves 4th 9 -0- 5 36 116.4% 1,024 880
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 7 -0- 7 28 99.3% 904 910
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 7 -0- 7 28 97.4% 1,048 1,076
Essendon Reserves 7th 7 -0- 7 28 86.6% 927 1,071
Footscray Reserves 8th 6 -0- 8 24 92.1% 905 983
Richmond Reserves 9th 5 -0- 9 20 92.6% 902 974
Carlton Reserves 10th 5 -0- 9 20 78.5% 786 1,001
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 11 12 83.1% 903 1,087
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 12 8 80.3% 858 1,069

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1963 Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Victoria Park 50 - 56
SAT 17/08/1963 Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) Windy Hill 38 - 49
SAT 17/08/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) Brunswick Street Oval 67 - 78
SAT 17/08/1963 Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 71 - 57
SAT 17/08/1963 Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) Punt Road Oval 70 - 61
SAT 17/08/1963 South Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Lakeside Oval 43 - 56

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 14 -0- 1 56 158.1% 1,298 821
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 111.1% 1,115 1,004
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 125.9% 1,032 820
Collingwood Reserves 4th 9 -0- 6 36 114.7% 1,074 936
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 8 -0- 7 32 100.7% 960 953
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 7 -0- 8 28 96.6% 1,115 1,154
Essendon Reserves 7th 7 -0- 8 28 86.2% 965 1,120
Richmond Reserves 8th 6 -0- 9 24 93.9% 972 1,035
Footscray Reserves 9th 6 -0- 9 24 91.7% 966 1,053
Carlton Reserves 10th 6 -0- 9 24 80.4% 835 1,039
Melbourne Reserves 11th 4 -0- 11 16 85.0% 981 1,154
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 13 8 80.1% 901 1,125

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1963 Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) Princes Park 83 - 97
SAT 24/08/1963 Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 89 - 61
SAT 24/08/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Footscray (R) Glenferrie Oval 96 - 78
SAT 24/08/1963 Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 98 - 66
SAT 24/08/1963 North Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) Arden Street Oval 144 - 40
SAT 24/08/1963 St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) Junction Oval 31 - 77

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 15 -0- 1 60 161.4% 1,375 852
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 136.7% 1,176 860
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 106.0% 1,146 1,081
Collingwood Reserves 4th 9 -0- 7 36 110.3% 1,140 1,034
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 9 -0- 7 36 102.4% 1,056 1,031
Essendon Reserves 6th 8 -0- 8 32 89.2% 1,054 1,181
Richmond Reserves 7th 7 -0- 9 28 95.6% 1,069 1,118
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 7 -0- 9 28 94.6% 1,176 1,243
Footscray Reserves 9th 6 -0- 10 24 90.9% 1,044 1,149
Carlton Reserves 10th 6 -0- 10 24 80.8% 918 1,136
Melbourne Reserves 11th 5 -0- 11 20 88.4% 1,079 1,220
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 14 8 74.2% 941 1,269

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1963 Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) Victoria Park 86 - 56
SAT 31/08/1963 Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) Western Oval 64 - 69
SAT 31/08/1963 Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 95 - 40
SAT 31/08/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Arden Street Oval 109 - 79
SAT 31/08/1963 Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 57 - 108
SAT 31/08/1963 South Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) Lakeside Oval 54 - 71

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 16 -0- 1 64 164.8% 1,470 892
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 136.8% 1,285 939
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 107.2% 1,217 1,135
Collingwood Reserves 4th 10 -0- 7 40 112.5% 1,226 1,090
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 9 -0- 8 36 99.6% 1,135 1,140
Essendon Reserves 6th 9 -0- 8 36 90.2% 1,123 1,245
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 7 -0- 10 28 92.7% 1,232 1,329
Richmond Reserves 8th 7 -0- 10 28 91.8% 1,126 1,226
Melbourne Reserves 9th 6 -0- 11 24 93.0% 1,187 1,277
Footscray Reserves 10th 6 -0- 11 24 91.0% 1,108 1,218
Carlton Reserves 11th 6 -0- 11 24 77.8% 958 1,231
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 15 8 74.3% 995 1,340

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1963 Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) Princes Park 94 - 83
SAT 07/09/1963 Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) Windy Hill 94 - 62
SAT 07/09/1963 Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 42
SAT 07/09/1963 Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) Glenferrie Oval 63 - 44
SAT 07/09/1963 Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) MCG 51 - 45
SAT 07/09/1963 St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 60 - 59

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Reserves 1st 16 -0- 2 64 158.5% 1,514 955
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 107.0% 1,277 1,194
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 134.5% 1,344 999
Collingwood Reserves 4th 10 -0- 8 40 108.8% 1,288 1,184
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 10 -0- 8 40 101.2% 1,198 1,184
Essendon Reserves 6th 10 -0- 8 40 93.1% 1,217 1,307
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 8 -0- 10 32 96.5% 1,323 1,371
Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -0- 11 28 93.6% 1,238 1,322
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 11 28 88.7% 1,168 1,317
Carlton Reserves 10th 7 -0- 11 28 80.1% 1,052 1,314
Footscray Reserves 11th 6 -0- 12 24 90.8% 1,191 1,312
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 16 8 74.8% 1,040 1,391

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Geelong Reserves 1st 16 -0- 2 64 158.5% 1,514 955 215 224 131 169
St Kilda Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 107.0% 1,277 1,194 181 191 167 192
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 134.5% 1,344 999 186 228 134 195
Collingwood Reserves 4th 10 -0- 8 40 108.8% 1,288 1,184 181 202 168 176
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 10 -0- 8 40 101.2% 1,198 1,184 166 202 163 206
Essendon Reserves 6th 10 -0- 8 40 93.1% 1,217 1,307 168 209 183 209
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 8 -0- 10 32 96.5% 1,323 1,371 191 177 191 225
Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -0- 11 28 93.6% 1,238 1,322 168 230 185 212
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 11 28 88.7% 1,168 1,317 157 226 181 231
Carlton Reserves 10th 7 -0- 11 28 80.1% 1,052 1,314 148 164 183 216
Footscray Reserves 11th 6 -0- 12 24 90.8% 1,191 1,312 163 213 188 184
South Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 16 8 74.8% 1,040 1,391 141 194 191 245

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1963 North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 87 - 56
SAT 21/09/1963 Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 71 - 48

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Reserves 1st
St Kilda Reserves 2nd
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd
Collingwood Reserves 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1963 St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 85 - 66

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Reserves 1st
St Kilda Reserves 2nd
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd
Collingwood Reserves 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/10/1963 Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 90 - 53

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Reserves 1st
St Kilda Reserves 2nd
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd
Collingwood Reserves 4th