| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 11, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 6 points | Umpire: Schwab | Crowd: 42,919 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Nicholls 3, T.Carroll 2, B.Cox 1, M.Kick 1, B.McMaster-Smith 1, M.Sankey 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Cox (BOG), J.Benetti, J.Nicholls, I.Collins, W.Lofts, B.Buckley, S.Silvagni, B.Williams. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: I. Collins (slight concussion) replaced by B.McMaster-Smith in third quarter. G.Hardie (ankle strain) replaced by J.Reilly in last quarter. | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton was 10 points in front of Essendon at three-quarter time in this match of the day, and only survived the Bombers' late surge because the visitors couldn't kick straight when it mattered.This was an important win for the Blues, taking us to the top of the ladder as the only undefeated team. Essendon was second, ahead of Geelong and North Melbourne.
Carlton won this Grand Final replay by 6 points. The Blues remained the only unbeaten after they defeated Essendon before a crowd of over 42,000. - Football Record.
Team
| B: | 8 John Benetti | 18 Peter Barry | 4 Brian Buckley |
| HB: | 32 Vasil Varlamos | 20 Wes Lofts | 10 John James |
| C: | 25 John Comben | 9 Berkley Cox | 30 Murray Kick |
| HF: | 19 Ian Collins | 17 Gordon Collis | 12 John Gill |
| F: | 16 Maurie Sankey | 22 Tom Carroll | 15 Greg Hardie |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni (vc) | 7 Bruce Williams |
| Res: | 28 John Reilly | 40 Bruce McMaster-Smith | |
| Coach: | Ken Hands | ||
In: I. Collins
Out: B. Crowe
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