1959 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1959 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
Neil Trezise captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Barber, J. Birt, K. Dellar, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, G. Leek, G. Leydin, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, D. Nicolson, K. Parks, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, A. Lord, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, C. Rice, R. Smith, J. Thomas, G. Williams, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Essendon (11.18.84) defeated Geelong (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (4), J. Birt (3), B. Sampson (2), G. Leek, H. Mitchell
Geelong: B. Cook, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, D. Long, N. Trezise, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Neil Trezise
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barber, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dellar, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicolson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Parks, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 18 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||