1959 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1959 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1959 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Frank Tuck captained the hosts with Murray Weideman as vice-captain.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.
Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, K. Burns, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, J. Henderson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, M. Twomey
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, P. Briglia, C. Deacon, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, F. Harris, J. Heriot, R. Landorf, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. McGrath, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Power, N. Rayson, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, I. Tampion, J. Trethowan
Collingwood (7.18.60) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Weideman (3), B. Beers, K. Bennett, G. Fellowes, T. Merrett
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (4), B. McGowan (4), B. Skilton (3), K. Boyd, P. Briglia, N. Rayson
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
40,125
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.18.60 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | SMLB by 24 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 34 | SMLB by 41 | SMLB by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tuck, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Briglia, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Harris, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Landorf, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | McGrath, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Tampion, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||