1959 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1959 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1959 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

North Melbourne
A. Aylett, A. Carr, M. Cooke, K. Dean, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, K. Fyffe, F. Galle, M. Gaudion, J. Jenkins, J. Little, F. Macquire, B. McCabe, R. Mills, J. O'Brien, D. Palmer, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, B. Turner, J. Waddington

South Melbourne
K. Boyd, D. Burke, G. Crough, B. Gunn, J. Heriot, J. Kiteley, R. Landorf, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. McGrath, N. McKenzie, B. Munn, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Taube, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan

North Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.20.134).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Jenkins (2), P. Schofield (2), G. Eastmure, D. Palmer
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (7), B. Skilton (5), M. Oaten (4), B. McGrath (2), B. Gunn

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 August 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 12,500

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 6.6.42 - 19.20.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 1 5 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
South Melbourne 5 . 3 10 . 9 15 . 15 19 . 20 19 . 20 (134)
Margin SMLB by 26 SMLB by 35 SMLB by 69 SMLB by 92 SMLB by 92
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
30 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Cooke, Mick ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
41 Galle, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
39 Jenkins, John ? ? 2 ?
3 Little, Jim ? ? 0 ?
40 Macquire, Fred ? ? 0 ?
47 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Mills, Ron ? ? 0 ?
36 O'Brien, Jock ? ? 0 ?
8 Palmer, Don ? ? 1 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 2 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
34 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 6

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
30 Landorf, Ray ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 7 ?
28 McGrath, Bill ? ? 2 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 4 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 5 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
48 Taube, Greg ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 20

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s