1959 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at the 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 (8.14.62) were defeated by Essendon (14.16.100).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
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
Collingwood
Captain: Frank TuckVice-Captain: Murray Weideman
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeCoach: Dick Reynolds
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 | |||