1959 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1959 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 11 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
John Brady captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, M. Cooke, K. Dean, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, K. Fyffe, F. Galle, M. Gaudion, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Brien, R. Poole, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, B. Turner, B. Wiltshire
Melbourne (20.8.128) defeated North Melbourne (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Crompton (7), R. Barassi (5), B. Johnson (2), A. Rowarth (2), P. Brenchley, B. Dixon, H. Mann, G. Tunbridge
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (3), G. Eastmure (2), P. Schofield
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,253
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
20.8.128 - 6.10.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 1 | 17 | . | 4 | 20 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 8 | (128) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | MELB by 25 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 72 | MELB by 82 | MELB by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
John Brady
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 8 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cooke, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dow, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Fyffe, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Galle, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Poole, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Stephenson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||