1962 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1962 Victorian Football League season December 2021 October 2011 1962 VFL 50px 13.12 (90) 50px 8.10 (58) ESS CAR 6.5 (41) 7.7 (49) 10.10 (70) 13.12 (90) 1.1 (7) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 8.10 (58) 29 September 1962 98,385 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1961 1963 The 1962 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 1962. It was the 65th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1962 VFL season. The match, attended by 98,385 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 32 points, marking that club's 11th premiership victory. Teams _redrightsash _hoops_black 000000 000000 FB0000 Essendon _carltonfc16h 0E1E2D ffffff 0E1E2D Carlton #CC2031 Essendon Essendon Football Club #000000 5 David Shaw 36 Paul Doran 24 Don McKenzie 28 Alec Epis 10 Ian Shelton 32 Barry Davis 14 Russell Blew 18 Graeme Beissel 12 Barry Capuano 16 Graeme Johnston 23 Ken Fraser 19 John Somerville 25 Ken Timms 7 Charlie Payne 11 John Birt 30 Geoff Leek 31 Hugh Mitchell 1 Jack Clarke (c) 34 Brian Sampson 6 Geoff Gosper John Coleman #FFFFFF Carlton Carlton Football Club #0E1E2D 8 John Benetti 18 Peter Barry 16 Maurie Sankey 26 Graeme Anderson 20 Wes Lofts 14 Bob Crowe 19 Ian Collins 9 Berkley Cox 30 Murray Kick 13 Graham Donaldson (c) 10 John James 12 John Gill 5 Ken Greenwood 22 Tom Carroll 36 Peter Falconer 2 John Nicholls 1 Sergio Silvagni 31 Bruce Williams 32 Vasil Varlamos 23 Martin Cross Ken Hands Umpire – Jack Irving Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 Final Essendon 6.5 (41) 7.7 (49) 10.10 (70) 13.12 (90) Carlton 1.1 (7) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 8.10 (58) Statistics Goalkickers Essendon: Birt 4 Clarke 2 Mitchell 2 Payne 2 Johnston 1 Leek 1 Timms 1Carlton: Williams 3 Nicholls 2 Cross 1 Donaldson 1 Greenwood 1 Attendance MCG crowd – 98,385 References AFL Tables: 1962 Grand Final The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004 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. 0-670-86814-0 See also 1962 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Essendon Football Club Category:Carlton Football Club Category:September 1962 sports events in Australia