1959 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1959 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1959 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Frank Tuck captained the visitors with Murray Weideman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, T. Devery, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, B. Moloney, K. Payne, B. Prior, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, R. Walker, P. Wood
Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, M. Twomey, A. Wickes
Footscray (5.5.35) were defeated by Collingwood (8.17.65).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), R. Howard, J. Schultz
Collingwood: T. Merrett (3), I. Brewer (2), B. Dorman (2), B. Beers
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
33,960
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
5.5.35 - 8.17.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 5 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tuck, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wickes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 17 | |||