1959 VFL Season Round 16: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1959 between Collingwood and Richmond during round sixteen of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Collingwood (17.17.119) defeated Richmond (5.10.40).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
23,856
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
17.17.119 - 5.10.40
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | COLL by 45 | COLL by 50 | COLL by 79 | COLL by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Murray Weideman (acting)Vice-Captain: Thorold Merrett (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Richmond
Captain: Ron BrantonCoach: Alan McDonald
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Murnane, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||