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1963
Coach: Norm Smith
Captain: Ron Barassi
Finishing Position: 3rd
Best and Fairest: Hassa Mann
Leading Goalkicker: Barry Bourke (48)
Best First Year Player: Barry Bourke
Once again the Demons lost a number of senior, premiership players, for the season. Laurie Mithen, Clyde Laidlaw, Ian Thorogood, Geoff Tunbridge, Terry Gleeson, Geoff Case, Trevor Johnson and Dennis Jones all retired or took on roles elsewhere before their 30th birthday.
Practice Matches
Opposition | Result
| ||||
| Hamilton Imperials | WIN | ||||
| Western District League? | ? | ||||
Home and Away
Round | Opposition | Result
| |||
| 1 | St. Kilda | LOSS | |||
| 2 | Hawthorn | WIN | |||
| 3 | Essendon | LOSS | |||
| 4 | Fitzroy | WIN | |||
| 5 | Collingwood | LOSS | |||
| 6 | Richmond | WIN | |||
| 7 | South Melbourne | LOSS | |||
| 8 | Geelong | WIN | |||
| 9 | North Melbourne | WIN | |||
| 10 | Carlton | WIN | |||
| 11 | Footscray | WIN | |||
| 12 | St .Kilda | WIN | |||
| 13 | Hawthorn | LOSS | |||
| 14 | Essendon | WIN | |||
| 15 | Fitzroy | WIN | |||
| 16 | Collingwood | WIN | |||
| 17 | Richmond | WIN | |||
| 18 | South Melbourne | WIN | |||
| SF | St. Kilda | WIN | |||
| PF | Hawthorn | LOSS | |||
Ladder
W | D | L | % | P
| |
| Hawthorn | 13 | 1 | 4 | 130.6 | 54 |
| Geelong | 13 | 1 | 4 | 128.2 | 54 |
| Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 5 | 147.9 | 52 |
| St. Kilda | 13 | 0 | 5 | 140.1 | 52 |
| Essendon | 13 | 0 | 5 | 137.5 | 52 |
| Carlton | 10 | 0 | 8 | 103.3 | 40 |
| North Melbourne | 8 | 0 | 10 | 85.1 | 32 |
| Collingwood | 7 | 0 | 11 | 95.7 | 28 |
| Footscray | 7 | 0 | 11 | 87.8 | 28 |
| Richmond | 5 | 0 | 13 | 75.8 | 20 |
| South Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 14 | 69.8 | 16 |
| Fitzroy | 1 | 0 | 17 | 57.5 | 4 |
Exhibition Matches
| Opponent | Result | ||||
| Goulburn Valley League? (July) | ? | ||||
| Geelong (Honolulu) | ? | ||||
| Geelong (San Francisco) | ? | ||||
Best and Fairest
| Player | |||||
| 1st | Hassa Mann | ||||
| 2nd | Ron Barassi | ||||
| 3rd | Brian Dixon | ||||
| 4th | Bryan Kenneally | ||||
Links
1963 season badge picture courtesy of grandoldflag.net
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Last Modification: Monday 08 of February, 2010 20:30:54 EST by supermercado . (Version 14)
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