1959 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1959 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 7 of the 1959 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Frank Tuck captained the hosts with, in the absence of Murray Weideman, deputy vice-captain Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
Neil Trezise captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, D. Dixon, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, M. Hicks, E. Hutchesson, P. Lucas, E. Millar, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, C. Brown, H. Earnshaw, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, G. McGrath, F. Mundy, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, J. Thomas, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Collingwood (12.22.94) defeated Geelong (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Merrett (4), B. Beers (3), M. Hicks (2), I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty
Geelong: J. Haygarth (3), F. Wooller (3), D. Long (2), N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,427
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
12.22.94 - 9.7.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 22 | 12 | . | 22 | (94) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood),
Neil Trezise
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dixon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Hicks, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Earnshaw, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mundy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||