1959 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1959 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 17 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Neil Trezise captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, 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
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, G. McGrath, B. Peake, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, H. Routley, J. Thomas, P. Vinar, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Melbourne (17.18.120) defeated Geelong (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (5), A. Rowarth (5), G. Tunbridge (3), F. Adams, B. Johnson, H. Mann, I. Ridley
Geelong: J. Yeates (3), F. Pomeroy (2), B. Cook, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, J. Thomas
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,646
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 54 | MELB by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Neil Trezise
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||