1959 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 78.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartle, Bruce | #7 | 6 | 8 | R06-08, R13-15 |
| Barton, Colin | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R09-10, R12-16 |
| Borrack, Les | #14 | 17 | 2 | R02-18 |
| Boulton, Tony | #38 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Brown, Clive | #32 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14, R16-18 |
| Cook, Bill | #16 | 14 | 23 | R01-06, R09-11, R13-17 |
| Cougle, Barry | #13 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R09-10, R14-15, R17 |
| Earnshaw, Hugh | #6 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Ferrari, Bruce | #18 | 5 | 3 | R01-02, R11-13 |
| Gazzard, Bob | #23 | 14 | 1 | R01-13, R18 |
| Goggin, Bill | #35 | 10 | 4 | R01, R09, R11-18 |
| Goggin, Matt | #1 | 13 | 0 | R04, R07-18 |
| Goodland, Ken | #22 | 5 | 3 | R11-12, R15, R17-18 |
| Harrison, Stan | #25 | 7 | 1 | R01-03, R06, R12-14 |
| Haygarth, John | #10 | 11 | 11 | R01-08, R11-12, R15 |
| Helmer, John | #36 | 16 | 7 | R01-08, R10-17 |
| Hovey, Ron | #12 | 16 | 3 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Long, Doug | #5 | 14 | 12 | R01-07, R11-17 |
| Lord, Alistair | #4 | 3 | 1 | R03-05 |
| Major, Greg | #19 | 5 | 0 | R08-12 |
| Mather, Dale | #4 | 4 | 0 | R08-10, R12 |
| McGrath, George | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01, R04-18 |
| Moran, Gavan | #8 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Mundy, Fred | #27 | 4 | 0 | R03, R07-09 |
| Murray, Ron | #49 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Nicholls, Eric | #2 | 7 | 0 | R02-06, R08-09 |
| O'Connell, John | #20 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R05-07 |
| O'Neill, John | #17 | 9 | 5 | R02-03, R06-10, R15-16 |
| Palmer, Clif | #39 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Peake, Bruce | #30 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Perry, Alex | #11 | 3 | 0 | R15-16, R18 |
| Pomeroy, Frank | #26 | 11 | 9 | R07, R09-18 |
| Rice, Colin | #15 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Routley, Hugh | #45 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Sharp, Brian | #50 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Smith, Ron | #37 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Thomas, John | #31 | 16 | 5 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Trezise, Neil | #28 | 15 | 26 | R01, R03-07, R10-18 |
| Van T'Hag, Ron | #21 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Vinar, Paul | #8 | 11 | 4 | R08-18 |
| Williams, Geoff | #21 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04-05 |
| Wooller, Fred | #3 | 11 | 27 | R02-08, R10, R16-18 |
| Yeates, John | #40 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Reg | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 23 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 39 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 25 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 10 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 30 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 53 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 15/06/1959 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 37 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 18 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 34 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 9 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 44 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 34 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 54 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 83 | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise |