1959 VFL Round 2: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1959 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1959 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts. Neil Roberts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, D. Nicolson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, G. Feehan, L. Fox, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, L. Ross, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Essendon (18.15.123) defeated St Kilda (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (6), H. Mitchell (5), R. Evans (2), K. Fraser (2), B. Mackie (2), D. Nicolson
St Kilda: B. Young (4), A. Jeans (2), J. McMillan (2), A. Morrow (2), J. O'Brien, L. Oswald

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 2 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 18.15.123 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 8 . 6 13 . 8 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
St Kilda 3 . 1 6 . 5 7 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin STKL by 3 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jim Francis (St Kilda)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Neil Roberts (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour
Boundary Umpire: R. Barker

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 6 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Donohoe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 2 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Leydin, Graham ? ? 0 ?
32 Mackie, Barry ? ? 2 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 5 ?
17 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Nicolson, Don ? ? 1 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
35 Shearman, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
33 Towner, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
4 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
1 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 2 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 2 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 2 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 1 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Ross, Lester ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s