1959 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1959 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1959 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Frank Tuck captained the hosts with Murray Weideman as vice-captain. John Beckwith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner

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, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams

Collingwood (14.10.94) defeated Melbourne (14.7.91).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Beers (3), E. Hutchesson (3), M. Weideman (3), K. Turner (2), B. Dorman, J. Henderson, R. O'Dwyer
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), C. Laidlaw (2), H. Mann (2), I. Ridley (2), G. Tunbridge (2), B. Johnson, A. Rowarth

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 July 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 30,343

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 14.10.94 - 14.7.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 3 7 . 4 10 . 6 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Melbourne 6 . 2 9 . 4 12 . 6 14 . 7 14 . 7 (91)
Margin MELB by 23 MELB by 12 MELB by 12 COLL by 3 COLL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Frank Tuck (Collingwood), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 3 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 0 ?
39 Carmody, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
35 Dorman, Brian ? ? 1 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 1 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 3 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
36 O'Dwyer, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
23 Thripp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Tuck, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 2 ?
2 Weideman, Murray (vc) ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 4 ?
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 1 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 7

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