1959 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1959 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 3 of the 1959 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park. In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain. Bruce Comben captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, K. Burns, M. Delanty, D. Dixon, B. Gray, B. Greve, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, J. Powell, R. Reeves, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, M. Twomey, A. Wickes

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, D. Beasy, L. Brereton, G. Burke, K. Clarke, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, B. Williams, D. Zeunert

Collingwood (9.8.62) were defeated by Carlton (14.10.94).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (4), B. Beers, K. Burns, B. Greve, T. Merrett, M. Twomey
Carlton: G. Burke (4), G. Donaldson (3), S. Silvagni (2), B. Williams (2), P. Barry, G. Gilchrist, D. Nicholls

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Collingwood v Carlton
Date: Saturday 9 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 33,903

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Carlton
Score: 9.8.62 - 14.10.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 1 3 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Carlton 3 . 4 5 . 5 10 . 9 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 13 CARL by 20 CARL by 32 CARL by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), Bruce Comben (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Thorold Merrett (Collingwood), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 1 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 4 ?
19 Burns, Keith ? ? 1 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
30 Dixon, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 1 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold (avc) ? ? 1 ?
45 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
2 Weideman, Murray (ac) ? ? 0 ?
37 Wickes, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 1 ?
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 4 ?
16 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 3 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Garra, Vic ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 1 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 1 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 2 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 10

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