1959 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1959 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1959 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, J. Brereton, J. Clegg, T. Devery, A. Edwards, R. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, B. Moloney, K. Payne, B. Prior, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, B. Ware, P. Wood
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams
Footscray (12.8.80) defeated Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Prior (3), T. Whitten (3), T. Devery (2), G. Ion (2), B. Spargo, B. Ware
Melbourne: G. Pinfold (3), H. Mann (2), A. Rowarth (2), R. Barassi, B. Johnson, G. Tunbridge
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,549
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Edwards, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||