1959 VFL Season Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between Melbourne and Footscray during round four of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Footscray at the MCG. John Beckwith captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Melbourne (19.17.131) defeated Footscray (9.12.66).

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 16 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 24,438

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 19.17.131 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 5 11 . 9 14 . 11 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
Footscray 1 . 1 4 . 5 6 . 9 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin MELB by 34 MELB by 46 MELB by 50 MELB by 65 MELB by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: John Beckwith
Coach: Norm Smith

Footscray

Captain: Ted Whitten
Coach: Ted Whitten

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 4 ?
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Brenchley, Peter ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 3 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 1 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 2 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 4 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 2 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Wilson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 17

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Barker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
33 Brereton, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Clegg, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Darcey, Don ? ? 0 ?
2 Devery, Terry ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Gehrig, Phil ? ? 0 ?
31 Howard, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
34 Long, Noel ? ? 2 ?
22 Payne, Kelvin ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 1 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 1 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 2 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 12

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