1959 VFL Round 1: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1959 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1959 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Neil Trezise captained the hosts.
John Brady captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), C. Barton, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, B. Goggin, S. Harrison, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, C. Palmer, C. Rice, J. Thomas, G. Williams, J. Yeates
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), N. Anderson, A. Aylett, A. Carr, K. Dean, N. Doolan, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, M. Gaudion, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, D. Palmer, M. Ritchie, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, J. Waddington
Geelong (8.15.63) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Cook (2), B. Ferrari (2), J. Helmer, D. Long, N. Trezise, J. Yeates
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (4), J. Dugdale (3), A. Mantello (2), A. Carr, G. Eastmure, D. Palmer
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,200
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.15.63 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Neil Trezise
(Geelong),
John Brady
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harrison, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Palmer, Clif | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dow, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Palmer, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Stephenson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||