1964 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1964 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 3 of the 1964 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Serge Silvagni captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise

Carlton
S. Silvagni (capt.), J. Benetti, I. Collins, G. Collis, J. Comben, B. Crowe, B. Gill, J. Gill, J. Goold, K. Greenwood, K. Hall, M. Kick, W. Lofts, J. Miller, I. Nankervis, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, C. Stewart, T. Thiessen, V. Varlamos

Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Carlton (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), B. Bourke (2), K. Emselle (2), J. Townsend (2), R. Groom, B. Kenneally, J. Lord
Carlton: J. Comben, B. Gill, W. Lofts, J. Nicholls

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Carlton were then 11th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 2 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 45,494

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 11.13.79 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 5 6 . 10 8 . 12 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Carlton 1 . 1 1 . 3 1 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin MELB by 10 MELB by 37 MELB by 48 MELB by 46 MELB by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Serge Silvagni (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 2 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 ?
15 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 1 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
25 Comben, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 1 ?
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Kick, Murray ? ? 0 ?
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 1 ?
22 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 1 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge (c) ? ? 0 ?
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
24 Thiessen, Tony ? ? 0 ?
32 Varlamos, Vasil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 9

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