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1962

Coach: Norm Smith
Captain: Ron Barassi
Finishing Position: 3rd
Best and Fairest: Hassa Mann
Leading Goalkicker: Laurie Mithen (37)
Best First Year Player: John Townsend

Matches Ladder Playing List Tribunal Reserves Under 19s

Melbourne finished with a better record than their 1957 or 1959 premiership years, but this time 14-4 was only good enough for third place. It left them playing an elimination Semi Final for the first time since 1954. After beating Carlton comfortably in the last round, they led them by 14 points at the last change but were run down.

Denis Jones was runner-up in the Gardiner Medal for best and fairest player in the Reserves.

The Fourths lost Grand Final to Hawthorn in the Melbourne Boys League 11.10 to 8.8

The club made a profit of £328 for the year. Another end-of-season trip was held to New Zealand.

Melbourne's VFL delegates were Tom Trumble and Richard Taylor. Taylor took a leave of absence from 16 March until his death on 25 May and was replaced by Jim Cardwell. Arthur King then took over as delegate from 22 June.

During the year the club came to the rescue of the Colac club, whose coach John Beckwith had been taken ill. Players including Ron Barassi and Laurie Mithen traveled to take their training sessions.

Premiership season

RoundOppositionResultScore
1 Richmond WIN79-51
2 GeelongWIN56-49
3 FootscrayWIN94-35
4 CollingwoodWIN83-51
5 North MelbourneWIN104-83
6 South MelbourneWIN63-17
7 CarltonLOSS54-70
8 FitzroyLOSS74-76
9 St. KildaWIN84-72
10 EssendonLOSS55-73
11 HawthornWIN96-80
12 RichmondWIN84-69
13 GeelongLOSS63-79
14 FootscrayWIN68-47
15 CollingwoodWIN92-77
16 North MelbourneWIN83-71
17 South MelbourneWIN67-52
18 CarltonWIN75-40
SF Carlton LOSS76-78

Practice Match

OppositionResult
Essendon ?

Ladder

WDL%P
Essendon1602130.464
Geelong1404139.356
Melbourne1404125.856
Carlton1305112.952
Footscray1107108.444
St. Kilda909108.836
Collingwood90998.536
Richmond501390.520
Hawthorn501386.620
Fitzroy501379.920
North Melbourne401473.116
South Melbourne301574.412

Playing List

NumberPlayerGamesGoals
2 Alan Rowarth 88
4 John Lord 1816
5 Neil Crompton 190
6 Frank Adams 1630
7 Geoff Case 10
8 Tassie Johnson 186
9 Brian Dixon 182
10 Ken Emselle 61
11 Laurie Mithen 1737
12 Mike Collins 20
14 Trevor Johnson 30
16 John Townsend 67
17 Ray Dawson 1714
18 Brian Roet 171
19 Bob Carroll 22
21 Brian Leahy 170
22 Bryan Kenneally 188
23 Geoff Tunbridge 1912
24 Jim Jenkinson 22
25 Kerry Rattray 41
26 Ian Thorogood 170
27 Denis Jones 4 0
28 Terry Gleeson 177
29 Hassa Mann 198
31 Ron Barassi 1721
32 Barrie Vagg 54
33 Robert Miller 170
34 Len Mann 182
35 Clyde Laidlaw 21
37 Bernie Massey 160
38 Ray Nilsson 89
39 Herbie Matthews 62
44 Alec Ingwersen 20
50 Garry Byers 42

Best and Fairest

Player
1st Hassa Mann
2nd Ron Barassi
3rd Brian Dixon
4th Brian Roet

Awards
Most consistent - Neil Crompton
Most improved player - Bernie Massey

Tribunal

RoundPlayerChargeSanction
Round 9 Reserves Bill James Striking ?

Reserves

1962 Reserves season
Best and Fairest - Geoff Case
Second Best and Fairest - John Townsend
Third Best and Fairest - Denis Jones
Leading goalkicker - Jim Jenkinson (31)
Outstanding service - Ken Emselle, Terry Johnston

WDL%P
Footscray 1503158.460
Geelong 1305156.252
St Kilda1125106.648
Collingwood 1017107.242
Hawthorn1008101.640
South Melbourne909106.436
Melbourne909103.036
Essendon8010100.532
Carlton711086.730
Richmond601292.424
North Melbourne601286.724
Fitzroy201651.48

Under 19s

1962 Under 19s season
Best and Fairest - Barry Bourke
Second Best and Fairest - N. Corrigan
Best Clubman - W. Grimme
Leading Goalkicker - Barry Bourke (67 goals)
Outstanding service - M. O'Brien, A. Schultz

WDL%P
Footscray1305135.652
Richmond1215126.750
Essendon1215119.750
Geelong1215111.250
Melbourne1206135.448
Fitzroy1116143.646
Carlton100896.640
South Melbourne701189.828
Collingwood601277.224
St Kilda501380.220
Hawthorn 501376.620
North Melbourne101753.04

Fourths

Best and Fairest - M. Brodie and T. Date
Outstanding Service - Neville Stone

Media
Age - 09/05/1962, 06/09/1962
Football Record - Week 2 1962, R1 1963

Links
AFL Tables page
Wikipedia page