1963 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1963.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1963, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1963 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".
[edit] Alterations to 1963 match fixtures
Persistent rain throughout the week and further heavy downpours on the Friday (12 July) caused the postponement of all round 11 matches until the following Saturday (20 July), meaning that all remaining home-and-away and finals matches were played a week later than had been scheduled (this was the last time a VFL round has been postponed).
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.26 (122) | South Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 33,953 | 20 April 1963 |
| St Kilda | 13.5 (83) | Melbourne | 9.11 (65) | Junction Oval | 31,300 | 20 April 1963 |
| North Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | Footscray | 5.10 (40) | Arden Street Oval | 21,960 | 20 April 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 8.12 (60) | Essendon | 13.7 (85) | Glenferrie Oval | 30,000 | 20 April 1963 |
| Richmond | 11.14 (80) | Collingwood | 18.16 (124) | Punt Road Oval | 32,200 | 20 April 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 10.12 (72) | Carlton | 14.11 (95) | Brunswick Street Oval | 25,167 | 20 April 1963 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Richmond | 17.7 (109) | Lake Oval | 25,700 | 25 April 1963 |
| Melbourne | 14.16 (100) | Hawthorn | 13.18 (96) | MCG | 55,293 | 25 April 1963 |
| Essendon | 16.13 (109) | Geelong | 6.14 (50) | Windy Hill | 40,000 | 27 April 1963 |
| Collingwood | 8.14 (62) | North Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | Victoria Park | 32,210 | 27 April 1963 |
| Carlton | 7.11 (53) | St Kilda | 6.15 (51) | Princes Park | 39,490 | 27 April 1963 |
| Footscray | 15.11 (101) | Fitzroy | 7.13 (55) | Western Oval | 21,791 | 27 April 1963 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 9.13 (67) | St Kilda | 11.11 (77) | Brunswick Street Oval | 18,544 | 4 May 1963 |
| Essendon | 9.14 (68) | Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Windy Hill | 27,283 | 4 May 1963 |
| Collingwood | 8.16 (64) | Hawthorn | 13.22 (100) | Victoria Park | 27,419 | 4 May 1963 |
| Richmond | 6.12 (48) | North Melbourne | 10.9 (69) | Punt Road Oval | 23,200 | 4 May 1963 |
| Geelong | 10.25 (85) | Footscray | 10.4 (64) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 26,523 | 4 May 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Carlton | 16.15 (111) | Lake Oval | 22,850 | 4 May 1963 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 21.25 (151) | South Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Glenferrie Oval | 15,000 | 11 May 1963 |
| Footscray | 14.12 (96) | Richmond | 11.11 (77) | Western Oval | 21,695 | 11 May 1963 |
| Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Essendon | 8.13 (61) | Princes Park | 42,919 | 11 May 1963 |
| North Melbourne | 3.7 (25) | Geelong | 7.19 (61) | Arden Street Oval | 21,700 | 11 May 1963 |
| Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | Fitzroy | 8.7 (55) | MCG | 25,500 | 11 May 1963 |
| St Kilda | 14.13 (97) | Collingwood | 11.7 (73) | Junction Oval | 37,700 | 11 May 1963 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 10.12 (72) | St Kilda | 3.11 (29) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 33,084 | 18 May 1963 |
| Footscray | 8.9 (57) | Hawthorn | 11.10 (76) | Western Oval | 22,251 | 18 May 1963 |
| Collingwood | 15.10 (100) | Melbourne | 7.10 (52) | Victoria Park | 30,121 | 18 May 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | North Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Lake Oval | 14,900 | 18 May 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 6.15 (51) | Essendon | 16.16 (112) | Brunswick Street Oval | 15,504 | 18 May 1963 |
| Richmond | 11.9 (75) | Carlton | 11.11 (77) | Punt Road Oval | 25,400 | 18 May 1963 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | South Melbourne | 8.5 (53) | Junction Oval | 26,400 | 25 May 1963 |
| Melbourne | 20.15 (135) | Richmond | 7.14 (56) | MCG | 33,914 | 25 May 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 11.17 (83) | North Melbourne | 9.7 (61) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,387 | 25 May 1963 |
| Essendon | 13.16 (94) | Footscray | 6.18 (54) | Windy Hill | 27,455 | 25 May 1963 |
| Carlton | 7.16 (58) | Geelong | 7.22 (64) | Princes Park | 47,514 | 25 May 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 9.5 (59) | Collingwood | 12.14 (86) | Brunswick Street Oval | 23,930 | 25 May 1963 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | St Kilda | 9.12 (66) | Arden Street Oval | 17,125 | 1 June 1963 |
| Geelong | 9.12 (66) | Hawthorn | 9.12 (66) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 29,374 | 1 June 1963 |
| Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | Victoria Park | 44,501 | 1 June 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Melbourne | 8.22 (70) | Lake Oval | 17,160 | 1 June 1963 |
| Richmond | 17.13 (115) | Fitzroy | 13.8 (86) | Punt Road Oval | 16,500 | 1 June 1963 |
| Footscray | 7.7 (49) | Carlton | 8.9 (57) | Western Oval | 26,107 | 1 June 1963 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 13.11 (89) | Richmond | 7.5 (47) | Windy Hill | 21,200 | 8 June 1963 |
| Carlton | 6.8 (44) | Collingwood | 6.10 (46) | Princes Park | 38,698 | 8 June 1963 |
| St Kilda | 8.13 (61) | Hawthorn | 9.11 (65) | Junction Oval | 34,900 | 8 June 1963 |
| Footscray | 6.16 (52) | South Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | Western Oval | 22,950 | 10 June 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 2.11 (23) | North Melbourne | 6.15 (51) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13,400 | 10 June 1963 |
| Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Geelong | 4.11 (35) | MCG | 81,550 | 10 June 1963 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.6 (114) | North Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | MCG | 23,971 | 22 June 1963 |
| Geelong | 16.13 (109) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 20,681 | 22 June 1963 |
| Essendon | 4.16 (40) | St Kilda | 8.8 (56) | Windy Hill | 24,725 | 22 June 1963 |
| Collingwood | 11.6 (72) | Footscray | 6.4 (40) | Victoria Park | 26,173 | 22 June 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | Fitzroy | 5.9 (39) | Lake Oval | 12,850 | 22 June 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 9.6 (60) | Carlton | 7.12 (54) | Glenferrie Oval | 25,300 | 22 June 1963 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 19.11 (125) | South Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Victoria Park | 24,820 | 29 June 1963 |
| Carlton | 8.8 (56) | Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | Princes Park | 32,600 | 29 June 1963 |
| St Kilda | 14.13 (97) | Footscray | 15.11 (101) | Junction Oval | 27,700 | 29 June 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 9.13 (67) | Geelong | 3.13 (31) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,221 | 6 July 1963 |
| Richmond | 4.10 (34) | Hawthorn | 11.14 (80) | Punt Road Oval | 20,300 | 6 July 1963 |
| North Melbourne | 5.5 (35) | Essendon | 9.9 (63) | Arden Street Oval | 17,560 | 6 July 1963 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 9.4 (58) | St Kilda | 14.16 (100) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 20 July 1963 |
| Footscray | 3.6 (24) | Melbourne | 10.9 (69) | Western Oval | 18,231 | 20 July 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 9.17 (71) | Fitzroy | 6.2 (38) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,500 | 20 July 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | Essendon | 12.20 (92) | Lake Oval | 16,000 | 20 July 1963 |
| Geelong | 7.13 (55) | Collingwood | 5.13 (43) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 31,578 | 20 July 1963 |
| North Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Carlton | 5.9 (39) | Arden Street Oval | 13,870 | 20 July 1963 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | St Kilda | 5.9 (39) | MCG | 55,060 | 27 July 1963 |
| Footscray | 10.11 (71) | North Melbourne | 7.10 (52) | Western Oval | 15,715 | 27 July 1963 |
| Essendon | 11.17 (83) | Hawthorn | 7.10 (52) | Windy Hill | 25,500 | 27 July 1963 |
| Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | Richmond | 13.7 (85) | Victoria Park | 23,286 | 27 July 1963 |
| Carlton | 16.19 (115) | Fitzroy | 11.8 (74) | Princes Park | 16,909 | 27 July 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Lake Oval | 14,500 | 27 July 1963 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 9.10 (64) | South Melbourne | 20.10 (130) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 3 August 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 13.6 (84) | Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Glenferrie Oval | 34,000 | 3 August 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 7.7 (49) | Footscray | 10.20 (80) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13,892 | 3 August 1963 |
| Geelong | 14.15 (99) | Essendon | 9.8 (62) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 40,885 | 3 August 1963 |
| North Melbourne | 9.17 (71) | Collingwood | 8.10 (58) | Arden Street Oval | 16,083 | 3 August 1963 |
| St Kilda | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 7.13 (55) | Junction Oval | 30,100 | 3 August 1963 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Richmond | 10.4 (64) | Arden Street Oval | 9,807 | 10 August 1963 |
| Footscray | 5.8 (38) | Geelong | 8.10 (58) | Western Oval | 25,645 | 10 August 1963 |
| Carlton | 17.13 (115) | South Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Princes Park | 17,510 | 10 August 1963 |
| St Kilda | 16.21 (117) | Fitzroy | 2.3 (15) | Junction Oval | 15,700 | 10 August 1963 |
| Melbourne | 19.8 (122) | Essendon | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 71,086 | 10 August 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 15.9 (99) | Collingwood | 8.9 (57) | Glenferrie Oval | 19,458 | 10 August 1963 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 15.8 (98) | North Melbourne | 5.13 (43) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,396 | 17 August 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 8.9 (57) | Melbourne | 22.21 (153) | Brunswick Street Oval | 11,989 | 17 August 1963 |
| Collingwood | 6.6 (42) | St Kilda | 14.20 (104) | Victoria Park | 27,298 | 17 August 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 6.9 (45) | Hawthorn | 15.15 (105) | Lake Oval | 14,100 | 17 August 1963 |
| Richmond | 7.10 (52) | Footscray | 16.21 (117) | Punt Road Oval | 15,200 | 17 August 1963 |
| Essendon | 10.10 (70) | Carlton | 11.10 (76) | Windy Hill | 29,000 | 17 August 1963 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | South Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | Arden Street Oval | 9,506 | 24 August 1963 |
| Essendon | 16.21 (117) | Fitzroy | 5.6 (36) | Windy Hill | 14,175 | 24 August 1963 |
| Carlton | 10.18 (78) | Richmond | 12.13 (85) | Princes Park | 15,170 | 24 August 1963 |
| St Kilda | 12.18 (90) | Geelong | 8.21 (69) | Junction Oval | 44,900 | 24 August 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 13.21 (99) | Footscray | 8.7 (55) | Glenferrie Oval | 17,000 | 24 August 1963 |
| Melbourne | 19.15 (129) | Collingwood | 10.8 (68) | MCG | 43,057 | 24 August 1963 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 20.14 (134) | Fitzroy | 12.15 (87) | Victoria Park | 16,892 | 31 August 1963 |
| South Melbourne | 8.7 (55) | St Kilda | 19.14 (128) | Lake Oval | 22,920 | 31 August 1963 |
| Richmond | 7.8 (50) | Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | Punt Road Oval | 17,780 | 31 August 1963 |
| North Melbourne | 6.9 (45) | Hawthorn | 12.14 (86) | Arden Street Oval | 12,963 | 31 August 1963 |
| Footscray | 4.4 (28) | Essendon | 12.12 (84) | Western Oval | 27,231 | 31 August 1963 |
| Geelong | 13.17 (95) | Carlton | 5.4 (34) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 29,732 | 31 August 1963 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 12.19 (91) | South Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | MCG | 25,602 | 7 September 1963 |
| Fitzroy | 8.8 (56) | Richmond | 16.13 (109) | Brunswick Street Oval | 9,951 | 7 September 1963 |
| Carlton | 13.13 (91) | Footscray | 8.11 (59) | Princes Park | 15,319 | 7 September 1963 |
| St Kilda | 17.14 (116) | North Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | Junction Oval | 22,800 | 7 September 1963 |
| Hawthorn | 6.16 (52) | Geelong | 13.12 (90) | Glenferrie Oval | 35,000 | 7 September 1963 |
| Essendon | 12.11 (83) | Collingwood | 8.8 (56) | Windy Hill | 29,700 | 7 September 1963 |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Agst | % | Points | |
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| 1 | Hawthorn | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1485 | 1137 | 130.6 | 54 |
| 2 | Geelong | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1354 | 1052 | 128.7 | 54 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1676 | 1136 | 147.5 | 52 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1501 | 1071 | 140.1 | 52 |
| 5 | Essendon | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1470 | 1069 | 137.5 | 52 |
| 6 | Carlton | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1275 | 1234 | 103.3 | 40 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1059 | 1244 | 85.1 | 32 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1365 | 1427 | 95.7 | 28 |
| 9 | Footscray | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1126 | 1283 | 87.8 | 28 |
| 10 | Richmond | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1279 | 1687 | 75.8 | 20 |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1202 | 1722 | 69.8 | 16 |
| 12 | Fitzroy | 1 | 17 | 0 | 986 | 1716 | 57.5 | 4 |
[edit] Night Series Competition
The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season.
Final: Footscray 10.9 (69) defeated Richmond 9.9 (63)
[edit] Premiership Finals
[edit] First Semi-Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
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| Melbourne | 1.4 | 4.11 | 8.14 | 9.17 (71) |
| St Kilda | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 8.16 (64) |
| Attendance: 88,914 |
[edit] Second Semi-Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 2.7 | 7.10 | 8.13 | 11.16 (82) |
| Geelong | 4.4 | 9.6 | 12.12 | 14.17 (101) |
| Attendance: 91,471 |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
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| Hawthorn | 1.4 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 11.11 (77) |
| Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 10.8 (68) |
| Attendance: 86,586 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
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| Geelong | 3.3 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 15.19 (109) |
| Hawthorn | 3.6 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 8.12 (60) |
| Attendance: 101,209 |
[edit] Grand Final Teams
| Geelong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Ian Scott | Roy West | John Watts |
| H/Backs | Stewart Lord | Peter Walker | John Devine |
| Centre Line | Hugh Routley | Alistair Lord | John Brown |
| H/Forwards | Gordon Hynes | Fred Wooller (c) | John Sharrock |
| Forwards | Colin Rice | Doug Wade | John Yeates |
| Rucks/Rover | Graham Farmer | Paul Vinar | Bill Goggin |
| Reserves | Ken Goodland | Tony Polinelli | |
| Coach | Bob Davis |
| Hawthorn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | David Parkin | Phil Hay | Graham Cooper |
| H/Backs | Sted Hay | Garry Young | Cam McPherson |
| Centre Line | Colin Youren | Ron Nalder | John Fisher |
| H/Forwards | Ian Mort | Kevin Coverdale | Graham Arthur (c) |
| Forwards | David Albiston | John Peck | Rodney Olsson |
| Rucks/Rover | Ken Beck | Allan Woodley | Ian Law |
| Reserves | Kevin Connell | Peter Lyon | |
| Coach | John Kennedy |
Umpire - Jeff Crouch
[edit] Awards
- The 1963 VFL Premiership team was Geelong.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was John Peck of Hawthorn who kicked 75 goals (including 6 goals in the final series).
- The winner of the 1963 Brownlow Medal was Bob Skilton of South Melbourne with 20 votes.
- Fitzroy took the "wooden spoon" in 1963.
[edit] Notable Events
- In round 5, Collingwood is the first team to score at least 100 points against Melbourne since Footscray in the 1954 Grand Final. Terry Waters kicked 7 goals in Collingwood's 15.10 (100) to 7.10 (52) victory.
- On Saturday 15 June South Australia beat Victoria 12.8 (90) to 10.13 (73) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 59,260 spectators. In a brutal return match, in Adelaide, a straighter-kicking Victoria beat South Australia 8.6 (54) to 5.12 (42). The match is notorious for a powerful king-hit delivered by Victorian John Peck, who had been included in the team for the return match in order to provide more "grunt" and physical menace, to the point of the jaw of an unsuspecting Brian Sawley. Sawley went some distance in the air before collapsing unconscious in the mud. Peck was reported. Peck's case was heard by the VFL tribunal. He provided the lame excuse (an unlikely assertion for which he provided no evidence of any kind) that Sawley had kicked him, and that he was simply retaliating. The sympathetic VFL, thankful that Victoria had not lost its second match, were most grateful for this "escape clause" that allowed them to "keep face", and suspended Peck for only two weeks on the basis that they believed that there had been extenuating circumstances.
[edit] References
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
[edit] External links
- 1963 Season - AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy: Peter Argent, "1963 Interstate Match: VFL vs. South Australia: The Day South Australian Football Came of Age"
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