1959 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1959 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 13 of the 1959 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, B. Bowe, T. Burgess, B. Coady, H. Davies, G. Feehan, E. Guy, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Young
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
St Kilda (12.13.85) defeated Essendon (11.5.71).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: L. Oswald (3), B. Stephenson (3), A. Morrow (2), L. Stephenson (2), G. Minihan, B. Young
Essendon: J. Birt (2), R. Evans (2), H. Mitchell (2), D. Shaw (2), G. Leek, B. Mackie, G. Sewell
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
18,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 14 | STKL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Bowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Burgess, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | |||