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1962 VFL season

{{Short description|66th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = vfl_premiership

| year = 1962

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 12

| premiers ={{AFL Ess}}

| count = 11

| minor premiers ={{AFL Ess}}

| mpcount = 11

| pre-season name = Consolation series

| pre-season cup = {{AFL Ric}}

| pscount = 1

| matches = 113

| attendance =

| highattend = 99,203

| top goal scorer =Doug Wade ({{AFL Gee}})

| brownlow medal =Alistair Lord ({{AFL Gee}})

| prevseason = 1961

| nextseason = 1963

}}

The 1962 VFL season was the 66th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 21 April until 29 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.

The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the eleventh time, after it defeated {{AFL Car}} by 32 points in the 1962 VFL Grand Final.

Background

In 1962, 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 1962 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.

Home-and-away season

=Round 1=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.13 (79)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.15 (51)

| MCG

| 41,634

| 21 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.8 (80)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 6.11 (47)

| Western Oval

| 30,752

| 21 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 13.10 (88)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 19.13 (127)

| Princes Park

| 41,846

| 21 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.6 (48)

| Windy Hill

| 29,200

| 23 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.8 (38)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 9.9 (63)

| Victoria Park

| 42,170

| 23 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 14.13 (97)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.13 (91)

| Lake Oval

| 22,340

| 23 April 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.7 (85)

| Junction Oval

| 23,200

| 28 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.7 (49)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.8 (56)

| Kardinia Park

| 20,344

| 28 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 6.7 (43)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.15 (111)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 18,754

| 28 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 7.9 (51)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.8 (68)

| Arden Street Oval

| 15,496

| 28 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.9 (87)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.15 (75)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 23,500

| 28 April 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.9 (75)

| Punt Road Oval

| 17,784

| 28 April 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 18.10 (118)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.7 (79)

| Kardinia Park

| 25,819

| 5 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 16.7 (103)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 16,981

| 5 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.22 (94)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.13 (67)

| Windy Hill

| 22,500

| 5 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.14 (110)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 7.6 (48)

| Princes Park

| 19,933

| 5 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.10 (94)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 4.11 (35)

| MCG

| 55,012

| 5 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.14 (56)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.10 (100)

| Lake Oval

| 29,840

| 5 May 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 17.17 (119)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.11 (71)

| Western Oval

| 24,168

| 12 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.15 (51)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.11 (83)

| Victoria Park

| 31,315

| 12 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.15 (93)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 18.10 (118)

| Punt Road Oval

| 24,336

| 12 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 7.14 (56)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 18.13 (121)

| Arden Street Oval

| 13,100

| 12 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 10.15 (75)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Junction Oval

| 37,300

| 12 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.6 (78)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.19 (91)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 22,300

| 12 May 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 16.8 (104)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.5 (83)

| MCG

| 20,748

| 19 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.8 (74)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.16 (70)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 18,000

| 19 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.12 (90)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 9.19 (73)

| Western Oval

| 30,661

| 19 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.7 (73)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 17.16 (118)

| Princes Park

| 36,457

| 19 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.16 (94)

| Lake Oval

| 17,760

| 19 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.9 (75)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.9 (87)

| Kardinia Park

| 27,788

| 19 May 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.15 (63)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 1.11 (17)

| MCG

| 25,737

| 26 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.13 (79)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 8.8 (56)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 14,781

| 26 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.9 (93)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 13.9 (87)

| Windy Hill

| 37,000

| 26 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 13.10 (88)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.8 (80)

| Junction Oval

| 33,600

| 26 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 6.14 (50)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 19.15 (129)

| Arden Street Oval

| 14,140

| 26 May 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.8 (80)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.4 (64)

| Victoria Park

| 34,528

| 26 May 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 14.7 (91)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 6.12 (48)

| Punt Road Oval

| 16,943

| 2 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.11 (53)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.15 (111)

| Lake Oval

| 25,640

| 2 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.4 (28)

| Western Oval

| 40,224

| 2 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 12.22 (94)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 28,000

| 4 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.10 (70)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Princes Park

| 32,000

| 4 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.22 (100)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.8 (62)

| Kardinia Park

| 29,230

| 4 June 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.10 (64)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.8 (44)

| Kardinia Park

| 17,873

| 9 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.4 (76)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.20 (74)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 15,499

| 9 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.10 (64)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 11.11 (77)

| Punt Road Oval

| 26,656

| 9 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.15 (69)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.10 (52)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 21,000

| 9 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.19 (109)

| Arden Street Oval

| 18,503

| 9 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 5.13 (43)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.10 (46)

| Junction Oval

| 38,300

| 9 June 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.18 (84)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.6 (72)

| MCG

| 48,952

| 23 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.17 (107)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.7 (67)

| Windy Hill

| 35,000

| 23 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.14 (74)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.11 (65)

| Victoria Park

| 26,488

| 23 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.9 (81)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.10 (64)

| Princes Park

| 32,400

| 23 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Lake Oval

| 17,000

| 23 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.8 (68)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 10.7 (67)

| Arden Street Oval

| 8,470

| 23 June 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 6.12 (48)

| Kardinia Park

| 23,295

| 30 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 8.17 (65)

| Western Oval

| 20,579

| 30 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 14.16 (100)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.10 (88)

| Victoria Park

| 25,479

| 30 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.14 (86)

| Lake Oval

| 10,150

| 30 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.13 (55)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.13 (73)

| MCG

| 86,275

| 30 June 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 6.15 (51)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.10 (52)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 20,340

| 30 June 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.14 (80)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.12 (96)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 18,000

| 7 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 8.10 (58)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 20.9 (129)

| Western Oval

| 34,032

| 7 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 17.14 (116)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.12 (48)

| Princes Park

| 20,200

| 7 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 10.8 (68)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 12.6 (78)

| Junction Oval

| 17,750

| 7 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.16 (76)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Punt Road Oval

| 18,470

| 7 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 13.16 (94)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.11 (77)

| Windy Hill

| 37,000

| 7 July 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 12.22 (94)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5.15 (45)

| Arden Street Oval

| 9,543

| 14 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.9 (69)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.12 (84)

| Punt Road Oval

| 21,174

| 14 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.6 (84)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 16.6 (102)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 16,000

| 14 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.19 (49)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.18 (102)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 21,236

| 14 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 16.12 (108)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.13 (85)

| Junction Oval

| 29,500

| 14 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.9 (57)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.7 (73)

| Kardinia Park

| 30,591

| 14 July 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Windy Hill

| 20,500

| 21 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.9 (99)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.6 (60)

| Victoria Park

| 16,848

| 21 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.13 (67)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.15 (51)

| Princes Park

| 19,029

| 21 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 11.14 (80)

| Lake Oval

| 14,380

| 21 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.19 (79)

| MCG

| 51,470

| 21 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 10.5 (65)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.16 (46)

| Western Oval

| 17,721

| 21 July 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 6.11 (47)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.14 (68)

| Western Oval

| 28,801

| 28 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.10 (76)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.12 (72)

| Victoria Park

| 19,115

| 28 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.17 (83)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 16.13 (109)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 18,000

| 28 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 13.16 (94)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 8.6 (54)

| Junction Oval

| 18,450

| 28 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.17 (83)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.12 (84)

| Punt Road Oval

| 24,043

| 28 July 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 7.6 (48)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.12 (78)

| Arden Street Oval

| 16,436

| 28 July 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15.8 (98)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Kardinia Park

| 23,555

| 4 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 8.12 (60)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 9,399

| 4 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15.7 (97)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 5.17 (47)

| Windy Hill

| 26,000

| 4 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.11 (59)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 7.11 (53)

| Princes Park

| 18,250

| 4 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 10.20 (80)

| Lake Oval

| 17,200

| 4 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.8 (92)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.11 (77)

| MCG

| 54,312

| 4 August 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 17.16 (118)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 22.11 (143)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 10,169

| 11 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.11 (53)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.23 (95)

| Victoria Park

| 30,000

| 11 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.11 (71)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.17 (83)

| Arden Street Oval

| 10,339

| 11 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 15.4 (94)

| Punt Road Oval

| 15,992

| 11 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 12.14 (86)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 11.10 (76)

| Junction Oval

| 36,300

| 11 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.11 (71)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.8 (62)

| Windy Hill

| 39,000

| 11 August 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.8 (68)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 8.16 (64)

| Punt Road Oval

| 20,752

| 18 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.18 (102)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.11 (71)

| Kardinia Park

| 26,707

| 18 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 17.14 (116)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.8 (74)

| Princes Park

| 32,550

| 18 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.13 (67)

| Lake Oval

| 18,300

| 18 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.11 (83)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.13 (91)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 9,600

| 18 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 15.11 (101)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.10 (64)

| Western Oval

| 31,185

| 18 August 1962

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 12.10 (82)

| Arden Street Oval

| 10,602

| 25 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.14 (44)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 18.14 (122)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 18,447

| 25 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 13.15 (93)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.10 (88)

| Windy Hill

| 20,900

| 25 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 7.11 (53)

| Victoria Park

| 23,936

| 25 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 14.16 (100)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.11 (65)

| Junction Oval

| 17,450

| 25 August 1962

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.9 (75)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 5.10 (40)

| MCG

| 54,264

| 25 August 1962

{{s-end}}

Ladder

class=wikitable

| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} (P) || 18 || 16 || 2 || 0 || 1574 || 1207 || 130.4 || 64

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 18 || 14 || 4 || 0 || 1690 || 1213 || 139.3 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 18 || 14 || 4 || 0 || 1374 || 1092 || 125.8 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 18 || 13 || 5 || 0 || 1361 || 1205 || 112.9 || 52

|-

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Foo}} || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1390 || 1281 || 108.5 || 44

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL|StK}} || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 1379 || 1267 || 108.8 || 36

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 1365 || 1386 || 98.5 || 36

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 18 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 1308 || 1446 || 90.5 || 20

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL Haw}} || 18 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 1307 || 1510 || 86.6 || 20

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 18 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 1222 || 1529 || 79.9 || 20

|-

| 11 || align=left | {{AFL NM}} || 18 || 4 || 14 || 0 || 1152 || 1575 || 73.1 || 16

|-

| 12 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 18 || 3 || 15 || 0 || 1193 || 1604 || 74.4 || 12

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.5
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1962.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

=Semi-finals=

class="wikitable"

!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Melbourne

|align=center|2.4

|align=center|6.4

|align=center|11.9

|align=center|11.10 (76)

Carlton

|align=center|2.3

|align=center|6.5

|align=center|9.7

|align=center|11.12 (78)

align=center|Attendance: 82,773

class="wikitable"

!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Essendon

|align=center|3.3

|align=center|7.6

|align=center|10.13

|align=center|14.21 (105)

Geelong

|align=center|2.8

|align=center|6.13

|align=center|7.15

|align=center|7.17 (59)

align=center|Attendance: 95,393

=Preliminary final=

class="wikitable"

!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Geelong

|align=center|4.2

|align=center|7.4

|align=center|9.5

|align=center|13.7 (85)

Carlton

|align=center|3.3

|align=center|4.4

|align=center|8.9

|align=center|12.13 (85)

align=center|Attendance: 87,824

=Preliminary final replay=

class="wikitable"

!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Geelong

|align=center|3.2

|align=center|5.9

|align=center|7.12

|align=center|10.13 (73)

Carlton

|align=center|1.4

|align=center|5.8

|align=center|9.9

|align=center|10.18 (78)

align=center|Attendance: 99,203

=Grand final=

{{Main|1962 VFL Grand Final}}

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!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Essendon

|align=center|6.5

|align=center|7.7

|align=center|10.10

|align=center|13.12 (90)

Carlton

|align=center|1.1

|align=center|5.6

|align=center|7.8

|align=center|8.10 (58)

align=center|Attendance: 98,385

Consolation 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: Richmond 8.16 (64) defeated Hawthorn 9.6 (60)

Season notes

  • Having abandoned live telecasts of the last quarters of VFL matches at the end of 1960, and having forbidden Saturday evening replays during the 1961 season, the VFL agreed to allow television stations to broadcast one hour of replays each Saturday evening, provided no more than 30 minutes of any one match was broadcast. A separate arrangement was made to allow a replay of the entire Grand Final match.
  • St Kilda won its first match against Collingwood at Victoria Park since round 2, 1919.
  • On Anzac Day, a representative match was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between the Victorian team from the 1961 Brisbane Carnival, and a team representing the rest of the league. The Rest 13.7 (85) defeated the Carnival team 10.17 (77) in front of a crowd of 17,068.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|date=26 April 1962|title=Another dent for side's pride|publication-place=Melbourne|page=46|author=Kevin Hogan}}
  • In the Round 10 match between {{AFL Car}} and {{AFL Fit}} at the Brunswick Street Oval, scores were level at 51 apiece when the final siren sounded; but, play was at the opposite end of the venue to the grandstand where the siren was located, and the umpire did not hear it. From the ensuing ball-up, Carlton's Martin Cross punched the ball through for a rushed behind, and Carlton won by that point. Fitzroy did not protest the result;{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|date=2 July 1962|title=That "late" win – no protest|publication-place=Melbourne|page=34|author=Rex Pullen}} it did request that the Fitzroy Cricket Club install new sirens at the other end of the field, but the request was rejected.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|date=7 July 1962|title=Lions fail to get sirens|publication-place=Melbourne|page=43}}
  • In September, the VFL purchased land to the east of Melbourne, at Mulgrave, upon which later built VFL Park.
  • The preliminary final replay between Carlton and Geelong was by Carlton won by five points. In the final moments of the match, Geelong full forward Doug Wade took a strong mark directly in front of the Geelong goals, but he was penalised for interfering with Carlton full-back Peter Barry.
  • In the grand final, a badly injured Geoff Leek played one of the best matches in his career to nullify Carlton's John Nicholls and pave the way for a sound 32 point win by Essendon.

Awards

  • The 1962 VFL Premiership team was Essendon.
  • The VFL's leading goalkicker was Doug Wade of Geelong who kicked 68 goals (including 6 goals in the final series).
  • The winner of the 1962 Brownlow Medal was Alistair Lord of Geelong with 28 votes.
  • South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1962.
  • The reserves premiership was won by {{AFL Foo}}. Footscray 13.13 (91) defeated {{AFL|StK}} 10.8 (68) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Preliminary Final Replay at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 22 September.{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|publication-place=Melbourne|date=24 September 1962|title=Bulldogs subdue St Kilda's dash|page=18}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Hogan, P., The Tigers of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-9591740-2-8}}
  • 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}}
  • Ross, J. (ed.), The Australian Football Hall of Fame, HarperCollinsPublishers, (Pymble), 1999. {{ISBN|0-7322-6426-X}}

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1962.html 1962 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1962 1962 VFL season] at Australian Football

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