1959 VFL Season Round 6: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1959 between Collingwood and Footscray during round six of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Frank Tuck captained the hosts with, in the absence of Murray Weideman, deputy vice-captain Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Collingwood (16.16.112) defeated Footscray (10.11.71).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
24,740
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
16.16.112 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | COLL by 34 | COLL by 25 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Frank TuckVice-Captain: Thorold Merrett (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Dixon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Healy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Hicks, Merv | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Millar, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tuck, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||