1959 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1959 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 6 of the 1959 VFL season.
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
F. Tuck (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, D. Dixon, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, K. Healy, M. Hicks, P. Lucas, E. Millar, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, B. Buckley, D. Darcey, T. Devery, I. Fleming, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, R. Howard, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, C. McDonald, B. Moloney, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, B. Ware
Collingwood (16.16.112) defeated Footscray (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Hicks (5), B. Beers (3), T. Merrett (3), I. Brewer (2), M. Delanty (2), M. Twomey
Footscray: R. Baxter (4), R. Howard (3), T. Whitten (2), B. Ware
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
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 | |||