1959 VFL Round 9: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1959 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1959 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Bruce Comben captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

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

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, D. Burke, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Heriot, F. Hogan, R. Landorf, B. Marshall, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. McGrath, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Power, L. Sharp, B. Skilton, R. Stockman, J. Taylor, H. Wills

Carlton (14.11.95) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.21.105).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Donaldson (4), S. Silvagni (3), P. Barry (2), L. Brereton (2), G. Burke, A. White, B. Williams
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), J. Taylor (3), L. Sharp (2), K. Boyd, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. McGrath, B. Power, H. Wills

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 June 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 33,159

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by South Melbourne
Score: 14.11.95 - 14.21.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 7 . 8 10 . 8 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
South Melbourne 4 . 5 7 . 6 11 . 18 14 . 21 14 . 21 (105)
Margin SMLB by 9 CARL by 2 SMLB by 16 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bruce Comben (Carlton), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Carlton

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

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Landorf, Ray ? ? 0 ?
17 Marshall, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 1 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
28 McGrath, Bill ? ? 1 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 1 ?
41 Sharp, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 3 ?
29 Wills, Hedley ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 21

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