1959 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1959 between Collingwood and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1959 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at MCG.
Frank Tuck captained the hosts with Murray Weideman as vice-captain.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), M. Weideman (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Towner
Collingwood (8.14.62) were defeated by Essendon (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (2), M. Weideman (2), B. Beers, B. Dorman, B. Harrison, T. Merrett
Essendon: R. Evans (5), K. Peucker (4), J. Clarke (3), J. Birt, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Essendon faced Carlton in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,198
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.14.62 - 14.16.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tuck, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||