1959 VFL Round 13: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1959 between Carlton and Footscray during round 13 of the 1959 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Bruce Comben captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, D. Beasy, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, G. Burke, K. Clarke, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, D. Hall, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, J. O'Keefe, C. Pavlou, S. Silvagni, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Brereton, J. Clegg, D. Darcey, T. Devery, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, J. Westacott, I. Whittaker, P. Wood
Carlton (9.9.63) defeated Footscray (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Donaldson (4), S. Silvagni (3), L. Brereton, G. Burke
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, P. Gehrig
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
13,271
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 7 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | CARL by 37 | CARL by 29 | CARL by 35 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bruce Comben
(Carlton),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hall, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | O'Keefe, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Whittaker, Ike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||