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1963 VFL Grand Final
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2
3
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GEE
3.3 (21)
7.10 (52)
9.13 (67)
15.19 (109)
HAW
3.6 (24)
5.6 (36)
8.9 (57)
8.12 (60)
Date 5 October 1963 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 101,209
The 1963 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 5 October 1963. It was the 67th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1963 VFL season . The match, attended by 101,209 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 49 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory and first since winning the 1952 VFL Grand Final .
Hawthorn were minor premiers as a result of their superior percentage, as both clubs had finished the home and away season with 13 wins and a draw. Geelong's premiership win was their last until 2007 .
Teams
Umpire - Jeff Crouch
Scorecard
Team
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2
3
Final
Geelong
3.3 (21)
7.10 (52)
9.13 (67)
15.19 (109)
Hawthorn
3.6 (24)
5.6 (36)
8.9 (57)
8.12 (60)
Statistics
Goalkickers
Geelong :
Hynes 3
Wooller 3
Goggin 2
A.Lord 2
Rice 2
Yeates 2
Wade 1
Hawthorn :
Peck 3
Coverdale 1
Fisher 1
Law 1
Mort 1
Woodley 1
Attendance
References
AFL Tables: 1963 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. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
See also
VFL/AFL home grounds AFLW home grounds VFA premierships (7) VFL/AFL premierships (10) Runner-up (9) Seasons (152)Women's seasons (9)Related articles Geelong did not participate in the 1916, 1942 and 1943 VFL seasons due to the World Wars (indicated in grey)
VFL/AFL home grounds VFL/AFL premierships (13) Runner-up (6) VFA/VFL/AFL Seasons (107) AFLW home grounds AFLW seasons (3) Related articles VFA in recess from 1916–1917, Hawthorn did not participate in the 1918 VFA season due to World War I (indicated in grey)
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924