1959 VFL Season 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 one of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (7.18.60) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.17.101).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Frank TuckVice-Captain: Murray Weideman
Coach: Phonse Kyne
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Ron Clegg
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 | |||