1959 VFL Season Round 16: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1959 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round sixteen of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
South Melbourne (11.10.76) were defeated by Footscray (12.13.85).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,100
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
11.10.76 - 12.13.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 7 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Ron Clegg
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Landorf, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McGrath, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Edwards, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||