1959 VFL Season Round 9: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1959 between Essendon and Collingwood during round nine of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.11.59) were defeated by Collingwood (14.12.96).
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
Essendon
Captain: Geoff LeekCoach: Dick Reynolds
Collingwood
Captain: Frank TuckVice-Captain: Murray Weideman
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||