1959 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1959 between Footscray and Essendon during round 18 of the 1959 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Baxter, J. Brereton, J. Clegg, D. Darcey, T. Devery, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, B. Prior, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, R. Walker, J. Westacott, P. Wood
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, J. Towner
Footscray (10.14.74) were defeated by Essendon (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Prior (3), T. Whitten (3), R. Baxter, A. Gardiner, R. Howard, G. Ion
Essendon: J. Birt (3), J. Clarke (3), R. Evans (3), K. Peucker (3), H. Mitchell (2), C. Hebbard, G. Leek, D. Shaw
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
29,629
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | |||