1959 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1959 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 8 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, I. Burt, K. Dellar, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, J. Towner
Melbourne (19.15.129) defeated Essendon (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), G. Tunbridge (5), F. Adams (2), R. Barassi (2), C. Laidlaw (2), H. Mann (2), A. Rowarth
Essendon: J. Birt (2), G. Leydin (2), J. Clarke, K. Fraser, G. Leek, B. Shearman
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 15 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
52,880
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 73 | MELB by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Burt, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dellar, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||