1959 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at 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
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, P. Brenchley, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), P. Barker, R. Baxter, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, D. Darcey, T. Devery, J. Gallagher, P. Gehrig, R. Howard, G. Ion, B. Kerr, B. Lee, N. Long, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, B. Ware
Melbourne (19.17.131) defeated Footscray (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (4), I. Ridley (4), B. Johnson (3), I. McLean (2), G. Tunbridge (2), A. Webb (2), T. Johnson, L. Mithen
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), N. Long (2), B. Ware (2), J. Schultz, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||