1959 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1959 between Essendon and Footscray during round 7 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Barber, J. Birt, I. Burt, K. Dellar, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, K. Parks, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, D. Darcey, I. Fleming, A. Gardiner, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, N. Long, C. McDonald, K. Payne, R. Porta, B. Prior, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Thornton, B. Ware
Essendon (15.11.101) defeated Footscray (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (6), H. Mitchell (3), J. Birt (2), K. Fraser, G. Leek, G. Leydin, G. Moloney
Footscray: R. Baxter (6), R. Howard (3), I. Fleming, B. Kerr, J. Schultz
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | FOOT by 2 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barber, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Burt, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dellar, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Parks, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||