1959 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1959 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round two of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the 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 (13.14.92) defeated Collingwood (12.7.79).
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
Melbourne
Captain: John BeckwithCoach: Norm Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Murray Weideman (acting)Vice-Captain: Thorold Merrett (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||