1959 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1959 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, K. Burns, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, B. Greve, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. Reeves, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, M. Twomey, A. Wickes
Melbourne (13.14.92) defeated Collingwood (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), D. Jones (3), I. Ridley (3), R. Barassi, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, A. Rowarth
Collingwood: B. Harrison (3), K. Burns (2), T. Merrett (2), K. Turner (2), B. Beers, M. Delanty, B. Serong
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
53,342
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.14.92 - 12.7.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Burns, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wickes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||