1959 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1959 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1959 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Bruce Comben captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, L. Cottrell, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, A. White, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Carlton (10.13.73) defeated Melbourne (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Heathcote (3), P. Barry (2), L. Brereton (2), G. Burke (2), B. Williams
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), A. Webb (2), G. Tunbridge
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
36,120
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 7 | CARL by 12 | CARL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bruce Comben
(Carlton),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cottrell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||