1959 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1959 between Geelong and Footscray during round 10 of the 1959 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Neil Trezise captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, G. Major, D. Mather, G. McGrath, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, J. Thomas, P. Vinar, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, D. Darcey, T. Devery, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, N. Long, C. McDonald, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Thornton, B. Ware, I. Whittaker
Geelong (13.15.93) defeated Footscray (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (8), F. Pomeroy (2), C. Rice, J. Thomas, J. Yeates
Footscray: T. Devery (3), B. Ware (3), C. McDonald (2), R. Baxter, K. Beamish
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
14,150
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Trezise
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mather, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Whittaker, Ike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||