1959 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1959 between Melbourne and Carlton in the second semi final of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Carlton at the MCG. John Beckwith captained the hosts. Bruce Comben captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Melbourne (11.15.81) defeated Carlton (4.13.37).

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 12 September 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 72,822

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 11.15.81 - 4.13.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 12 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Carlton 0 . 0 1 . 4 2 . 9 4 . 13 4 . 13 (37)
Margin MELB by 18 MELB by 34 MELB by 45 MELB by 44 MELB by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: John Beckwith
Coach: Norm Smith

Carlton

Captain: Bruce Comben
Coach: Ken Hands

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Nash

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 2 ?
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 ?
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 ? ? 2 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 4 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 15

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Arch, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 1 ?
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 2 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
39 O'Keefe, John ? ? 0 ?
44 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
38 White, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 13

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