1959 VFL Season Round 17: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1959 between Footscray and Collingwood during round seventeen of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.5.35) were defeated by Collingwood (8.17.65).
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
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
Collingwood
Captain: Frank TuckVice-Captain: Murray Weideman
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||