1959 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1959 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. Neil Roberts 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 Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, L. Fox, L. Garlick, L. Gregory, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, A. Jeans, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, L. Ross, P. Stephens, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, K. Burns, M. Delanty, D. Dixon, B. Donegan, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey

St Kilda (12.19.91) defeated Collingwood (8.16.64).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Morrow (3), L. Oswald (2), B. Stephenson (2), L. Stephenson (2), B. Young (2), P. Stephens
Collingwood: B. Beers (3), I. Brewer, K. Burns, B. Serong, K. Turner, M. Weideman

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: St Kilda v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 16 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 30,360

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Collingwood
Score: 12.19.91 - 8.16.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 5 4 . 12 10 . 14 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Collingwood 1 . 6 3 . 10 4 . 11 8 . 16 8 . 16 (64)
Margin STKL by 11 STKL by 8 STKL by 39 STKL by 27 STKL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Francis (St Kilda), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Neil Roberts (St Kilda), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Thorold Merrett (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
1 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Gregory, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 3 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 2 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Ross, Lester ? ? 0 ?
31 Stephens, Phil ? ? 1 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
32 Stephenson, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 19

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 3 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 1 ?
19 Burns, Keith ? ? 1 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
30 Dixon, Don ? ? 0 ?
8 Donegan, Barry ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold (avc) ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 1 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
23 Thripp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 1 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
2 Weideman, Murray (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 16

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