1959 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1959 between Carlton and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1959 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at MCG.
Bruce Comben captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms, J. Towner
Carlton (7.8.50) were defeated by Essendon (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (3), L. Kerr, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni
Essendon: R. Evans (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Birt, G. Leek, K. Peucker, D. Shaw
As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
65,896
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bruce Comben
(Carlton),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 44 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||