1959 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1959 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1959 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Frank Tuck captained the visitors with Murray Weideman as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, D. Burke, G. Crough, F. Goldsmith, F. Harris, J. Heriot, F. Hogan, J. Kelton, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. McGrath, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, B. Power, L. Sharp, J. Svenson, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan

Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, B. Donegan, G. Fellowes, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, M. Hicks, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Serong, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey

South Melbourne (6.9.45) were defeated by Collingwood (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Burke (2), B. McGrath (2), F. Hogan, B. McGowan
Collingwood: I. Brewer (3), E. Hutchesson (3), M. Weideman (3), B. Harrison, R. O'Dwyer, M. Twomey

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 18 July 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 40,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 6.9.45 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 4 5 . 4 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Collingwood 0 . 5 3 . 6 7 . 11 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 4 COLL by 19 COLL by 40 COLL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Frank Tuck (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 2 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
28 McGrath, Bill ? ? 2 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
41 Sharp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 3 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
8 Donegan, Barry ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 1 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
41 Hicks, Merv ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 3 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
36 O'Dwyer, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Thripp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Tuck, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
2 Weideman, Murray (vc) ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s