1959 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1959 between Footscray and Carlton during round 2 of the 1959 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Bruce Comben captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, D. Darcey, E. Densworth, T. Devery, I. Fleming, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, B. Kerr, N. Long, B. Moloney, K. Payne, R. Porta, B. Prior, B. Ware
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Armstrong, P. Barry, D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, K. Clarke, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Footscray (8.7.55) were defeated by Carlton (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (2), T. Devery (2), P. Gehrig, R. Howard, R. Porta, B. Ware
Carlton: S. Silvagni (4), J. Heathcote (3), G. Donaldson (2), B. Williams (2), L. Brereton, G. Burke, G. Gilchrist, D. Nicholls
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
29,436
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | CARL by 11 | CARL by 32 | CARL by 49 | CARL by 49 | CARL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bruce Comben
(Carlton)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Densworth, Eon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Armstrong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||