1959 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1959 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 16 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Bruce Comben captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Cox, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, P. Webster, A. White, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Melbourne (13.14.92) defeated Carlton (7.5.47).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Rowarth (4), N. Crompton (3), B. Johnson (3), I. Ridley (2), R. Barassi
Carlton: B. Arch (2), L. Brereton, G. Donaldson, J. Heathcote, S. Silvagni, A. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
53,479
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Bruce Comben
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 5 | |||