1959 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1959 between Essendon and Carlton during round 12 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Geoff Leek captained the hosts.
Bruce Comben captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Thaw and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, D. Beasy, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, G. Burke, K. Clarke, G. Ferry, D. Hall, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, D. Rainsford, S. Silvagni, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, A. White, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Essendon (15.10.100) defeated Carlton (7.18.60).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Doran (5), G. Leek (3), H. Mitchell (3), G. Sewell (2), R. Burgess, D. Shaw
Carlton: J. Heathcote (3), G. Burke (2), D. Rainsford, S. Silvagni
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Thaw
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
Bruce Comben
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hall, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Rainsford, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 18 | |||