1959 VFL Round 7: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1959 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1959 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. Bruce Comben captained the hosts. John Brady captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, L. Cottrell, B. Cox, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, A. White, B. Williams, D. Zeunert

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Dean, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, F. Galle, M. Gaudion, J. Little, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Brien, R. Poole, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, B. Wiltshire

Carlton (14.15.99) defeated North Melbourne (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Burke (4), L. Brereton (3), G. Donaldson (3), S. Silvagni (3), J. Heathcote
North Melbourne: P. Schofield (5), P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, N. Teasdale, B. Wiltshire

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 June 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 41,985

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.15.99 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 9 . 6 12 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
North Melbourne 4 . 4 4 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin NMLB by 8 CARL by 30 CARL by 33 CARL by 28 CARL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bruce Comben (Carlton), John Brady (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 3 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 4 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Cottrell, Len ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 3 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Garra, Vic ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 3 ?
38 White, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Dow, Peter ? ? 1 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
41 Galle, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
3 Little, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
36 O'Brien, Jock ? ? 0 ?
31 Poole, Robin ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 5 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 1 ?
34 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 11

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