1959 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1959 between Geelong and Essendon during round 16 of the 1959 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Neil Trezise captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, G. McGrath, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, A. Perry, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, J. Thomas, P. Vinar, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman
Geelong (12.9.81) were defeated by Essendon (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Trezise (5), F. Wooller (4), B. Cook (2), J. Yeates
Essendon: R. Evans (5), H. Mitchell (3), J. Clarke (2), K. Peucker (2), G. Sewell (2), K. Fraser
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,076
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neil Trezise
(Geelong),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Perry, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||