1959 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1959 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1959 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, B. Coady, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, L. Ross, P. Stephens, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams, C. Wilson
St Kilda (11.10.76) were defeated by Melbourne (9.23.77).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. O'Brien (3), B. Young (3), B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, L. Oswald, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson
Melbourne: A. Rowarth (5), R. Barassi, H. Mann, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
23,800
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 20 | 9 | . | 23 | 9 | . | 23 | (77) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ross, Lester | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Stephens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walton, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 23 | |||