1959 Games · 1959 Player Statistics

Melbourne 129 – 56 Essendon

← · 1959 · Round 8 · 15/06/1959 2:20 · M.C.G. · Crowd 52880 · →

Melbourne 3.1.198.7.5511.12.7819.15.129
Essendon 3.3.215.4.346.6.428.8.56
Qrt margin ES by 2ME by 21ME by 36ME by 73
Qrt scores ES 21-19ME 36-13ME 23-8ME 51-14
Field umpires Bill Barbour (142)

Melbourne Match Statistics (129) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
6 Frank Adams 2
31 Ron Barassi 2
30 John Beckwith
7 Geoff Case
9 Brian Dixon
1 Dick Fenton-Smith
16 Bob Johnson 5
8 Tassie Johnson
27 Dennis Jones
35 Clyde Laidlaw 2
29 Hassa Mann 2
5 Ian McLean
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley
2 Alan Rowarth 1
26 Ian Thorogood
23 Geoff Tunbridge 5
15 Athol Webb
25 Don Williams
33 Colin Wilson
Totals 19
Opposition 8

Essendon Match Statistics (56) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
11 John Birt 2
18 Reg Burgess
20 Ian Burt
1 Jack Clarke 1
12 Kevin Dellar
28 Alec Epis
8 Ron Evans
23 Ken Fraser 1
4 Col Hebbard
30 Geoff Leek 1
16 Graham Leydin 2
32 Barry Mackie
7 Lance Mann
31 Hugh Mitchell
15 Alby Murdoch
34 Brian Sampson
9 Greg Sewell
5 David Shaw
35 Bob Shearman 1
33 John Towner
Totals 8
Opposition 19

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
6 Frank Adams 24y 3d 80 (56-1-23 70.63%) 82 (1.02) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 23y 108d 104 (76-2-26 74.04%) 146 (1.40) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 26y 272d 149 (86-3-60 58.72%) 19 (0.13) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 23y 273d 89 (61-2-26 69.66%) 34 (0.38) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 23y 26d 90 (71-1-18 79.44%) 19 (0.21) ← ←
1 Dick Fenton-Smith 27y 239d 42 (31-1-10 75.00%) 18 (0.43) ← ←
16 Bob Johnson 24y 12d 94 (74-1-19 79.26%) 180 (1.91) ← ←
8 Tassie Johnson 21y 195d 8 (6-0-2 75.00%) ← ←
27 Dennis Jones 22y 214d 28 (21-0-7 75.00%) 4 (0.14) ← ←
35 Clyde Laidlaw 25y 200d 71 (60-1-10 85.21%) 29 (0.41) ← ←
29 Hassa Mann 18y 248d 5 (5-0-0 100.00%) 8 (1.60) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 29y 292d 130 (81-2-47 63.08%) 28 (0.22) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 25y 61d 87 (66-0-21 75.86%) 45 (0.52) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 25y 120d 86 (67-1-18 78.49%) 158 (1.84) ← ←
2 Alan Rowarth 22y 295d 16 (12-0-4 75.00%) 14 (0.88) ← ←
26 Ian Thorogood 22y 294d 36 (27-1-8 76.39%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
23 Geoff Tunbridge 27y 69d 46 (35-1-10 77.17%) 64 (1.39) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 23y 275d 73 (57-1-15 78.77%) 146 (2.00) ← ←
25 Don Williams 23y 224d 124 (86-2-36 70.16%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
33 Colin Wilson 25y 327d 59 (45-1-13 77.12%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 132d 1417 (1023-21-373 72.94%) 997 (0.70)
C Norm Smith 44y 206d 202 (126-5-71 63.61%) 147 (96-3-48 66.33%)

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
11 John Birt 22y 137d 45 (26-0-19 57.78%) 75 (1.67) ← ←
18 Reg Burgess 24y 313d 92 (53-0-39 57.61%) 8 (0.09) ← ←
20 Ian Burt 22y 133d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 25y 336d 127 (70-1-56 55.51%) 27 (0.21) ← ←
12 Kevin Dellar 22y 18d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) ← ←
28 Alec Epis 21y 292d 18 (10-0-8 55.56%) 1 (0.06) ← ←
8 Ron Evans 19y 343d 18 (10-0-8 55.56%) 55 (3.06) ← ←
23 Ken Fraser 19y 118d 25 (14-0-11 56.00%) 9 (0.36) ← ←
4 Col Hebbard 22y 217d 35 (20-0-15 57.14%) 19 (0.54) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 27y 117d 125 (75-0-50 60.00%) 68 (0.54) ← ←
16 Graham Leydin 19y 86d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) 7 (0.88) ← ←
32 Barry Mackie 21y 79d 7 (2-0-5 28.57%) 3 (0.43) ← ←
7 Lance Mann 28y 338d 68 (45-1-22 66.91%) 22 (0.32) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 24y 205d 98 (57-0-41 58.16%) 135 (1.38) ← ←
15 Alby Murdoch 24y 148d 27 (15-0-12 55.56%) ← ←
34 Brian Sampson 18y 120d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 2 (0.40) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 25y 350d 123 (71-0-52 57.72%) 24 (0.20) ← ←
5 David Shaw 20y 229d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) 1 (0.13) ← ←
35 Bob Shearman 19y 274d 45 (27-0-18 60.00%) 5 (0.11) ← ←
33 John Towner 25y 208d 75 (40-0-35 53.33%) 36 (0.48) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 313d 956 (551-2-403 57.74%) 497 (0.52)
C Dick Reynolds 43y 360d 384 (254-6-124 66.93%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.