1959 VFL Season 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 one of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.15.63) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.14.86).
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
Geelong
Captain: Neil TreziseCoach: Reg Hickey
North Melbourne
Captain: John BradyCoach: Wally Carter
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 | |||