1959 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1959 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.