1963 Night Series First Round
| Carlton |
0.1 | 1 |
2.8 | 20 |
3.9 | 27 |
10.15 | 75 |
|
Fitzroy |
4.4 | 28 |
4.4 | 28 |
6.8 | 44 |
6.8 | 44 |
| Venue: Lake Oval, Albert Park (Night) |
Date: Monday September 16, 1963 |
| Result: Won by 31 points |
Umpire: R. Nunn |
Crowd: 7,100 |
| Goalkickers: Hall 4, Cox 1, Gill 1, James 1, Kick 1, Nicholls 1 & Ogilvie 1. |
| Best: Gill, James, Kick, Nicholls, Silvagni, & Comben. |
Game Review
Fitzroy failed to score at one end of the ground during this match, while Carlton scored 1 goal 2 behinds at that end. In the last quarter Carlton after being 17 points down at ¾ time scored 7 goals 6 behinds to win by 31 points.
Berkley Cox was reported for striking Ray Slocum, and suspended for 4 matches. John Gill was exonerated on a charge of striking Bob Beattie.
Field umpire Nunn officiated in this match; the third consecutive time that he had officiated in a Carlton night game.
Team 1963 'Night' Series First Round
| B: | 32 Vasil Varlamos | 17 Gordon Collis | 4 Brian Buckley |
| HB: | 19 Ian Collins | 20 Wes Lofts | 10 John James |
| C: | 25 John Comben | 30 Murray Kick | 39 Cliff Stewart |
| HF: | 9 Berkley Cox | 12 John Gill | 31 Jim Sullivan |
| F: | 37 Henry Ogilvie | 3 Kevin Hall | 15 Greg Hardie |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls | 1 Serge Silvagni | 6 Trevor Best |
| Res: | 40 Bruce McMaster-Smith | 7 Bruce Williams |
| Coach: | Ken Hands |
1963 Night Series Semi Final
| Carlton |
1.1 | 7 |
3.4 | 22 |
4.4 | 28 |
4.6 | 30 |
|
Footscray |
5.1 | 31 |
7.1 | 43 |
8.5 | 53 |
11.7 | 73 |
| Venue: Lake Oval, Albert Park (Night) |
Date: Wednesday September 16, 1963 |
| Result: Lose by 43 points |
Umpire: W. Andrew |
Crowd: 15,380 |
| Goalkickers: Hall , Nicholls 1, Reilly 1 & Sullivan 1. |
| Best: Buckley, Collis, Comben, Silvagni, & Stewart. |
Game Review
Carlton scored their lowest night score and their highest losing margin under lights, when Footscray won by 43 points.
Jim Sullivan played in both these night matches. He would never play in the Carlton senior side, but later starred for Coburg in the VFA - winning the 1967 Liston Trophy, the 1969 Field Trophy and playing in Coburg’s 1970 2nd Division Premiership side.
Team 1963 'Night' Series Semi Final
| B: | 32 Vasil Varlamos | 17 Gordon Collis | 4 Brian Buckley |
| HB: | 19 Ian Collins | 20 Wes Lofts | 10 John James |
| C: | 25 John Comben | 30 Murray Kick | 39 Cliff Stewart |
| HF: | 14 Bob Crowe | 12 John Gill | 31 Jim Sullivan |
| F: | 28 John Reilly | 3 Kevin Hall | 6 Trevor Best |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls | 1 Serge Silvagni | 7 Bruce Williams |
| Res: | 15 Greg Hardie | 34 Barry Schmidt |
| Coach: | Ken Hands |
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