1959 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1959 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Geoff Leek captained the hosts.
Frank Tuck captained the visitors with Murray Weideman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, I. Burt, K. Dellar, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, J. Towner
Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, P. Hayes, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Reeves, K. Rose, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp
Essendon (8.11.59) were defeated by Collingwood (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (2), C. Hebbard (2), G. Leydin (2), J. Birt, G. Leek
Collingwood: M. Weideman (6), T. Merrett (3), I. Brewer (2), M. Delanty (2), J. Henderson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.11.59 - 14.12.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 14 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Burt, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dellar, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hayes, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tuck, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||