1959 Games · 1959 Player Statistics

Melbourne 115 – 78 Essendon

← · 1959 · GF · 26/09/1959 2:50 · M.C.G. · Crowd 103506

Melbourne 1.4.108.5.5311.10.7617.13.115
Essendon 3.5.237.8.5010.10.7011.12.78
Qrt margin ES by 13ME by 3ME by 6ME by 37
Qrt scores ES 23-10ME 43-27ME 23-20ME 39-8
Field umpires Bill Barbour (154)

Melbourne Match Statistics (115) — 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 3
31 Ron Barassi 4
30 John Beckwith
38 Peter Brenchley
7 Geoff Case
9 Brian Dixon
1 Dick Fenton-Smith
16 Bob Johnson 3
8 Tassie Johnson
27 Dennis Jones
35 Clyde Laidlaw
4 John Lord
29 Hassa Mann 1
5 Ian McLean
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley 1
2 Alan Rowarth 4
26 Ian Thorogood
23 Geoff Tunbridge 1
25 Don Williams
Totals 17
Opposition 11

Essendon Match Statistics (78) — 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
18 Reg Burgess
47 Barry Capuano
1 Jack Clarke 2
28 Alec Epis
8 Ron Evans 2
23 Ken Fraser 1
4 Col Hebbard
30 Geoff Leek
16 Graham Leydin
32 Barry Mackie
31 Hugh Mitchell
15 Alby Murdoch
29 Ken Peucker
34 Brian Sampson
9 Greg Sewell 4
5 David Shaw 2
35 Bob Shearman
10 Ian Shelton
33 John Towner
Totals 11
Opposition 17

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 106d 89 (62-2-25 70.79%) 92 (1.03) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 23y 211d 115 (84-3-28 74.35%) 177 (1.54) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 27y 10d 160 (95-4-61 60.62%) 19 (0.12) ← ←
38 Peter Brenchley 22y 338d 29 (24-1-4 84.48%) 14 (0.48) ← ← final game
7 Geoff Case 24y 11d 101 (70-3-28 70.79%) 34 (0.34) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 23y 129d 102 (80-2-20 79.41%) 20 (0.20) ← ←
1 Dick Fenton-Smith 27y 342d 50 (37-2-11 76.00%) 21 (0.42) ← ← final game
16 Bob Johnson 24y 115d 105 (82-2-21 79.05%) 201 (1.91) ← ←
8 Tassie Johnson 21y 298d 20 (15-1-4 77.50%) ← ←
27 Dennis Jones 22y 317d 40 (30-1-9 76.25%) 4 (0.10) ← ←
35 Clyde Laidlaw 25y 303d 83 (69-2-12 84.34%) 32 (0.39) ← ←
4 John Lord 22y 177d 33 (27-1-5 83.33%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
29 Hassa Mann 18y 351d 17 (14-1-2 85.29%) 21 (1.24) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 30y 30d 142 (90-3-49 64.44%) 29 (0.20) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 25y 164d 99 (75-1-23 76.26%) 45 (0.45) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 25y 223d 96 (74-2-20 78.13%) 169 (1.76) ← ←
2 Alan Rowarth 23y 33d 27 (20-1-6 75.93%) 45 (1.67) ← ←
26 Ian Thorogood 23y 32d 47 (35-2-10 76.60%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
23 Geoff Tunbridge 27y 172d 58 (44-2-12 77.59%) 74 (1.28) ← ←
25 Don Williams 23y 327d 133 (92-3-38 70.30%) 3 (0.02) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 148d 1546 (1119-39-388 73.64%) 1002 (0.65)
C Norm Smith 44y 309d 214 (135-6-73 64.49%) 159 (105-4-50 67.30%)

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 240d 58 (35-0-23 60.34%) 87 (1.50) ← ←
18 Reg Burgess 25y 51d 105 (62-0-43 59.05%) 9 (0.09) ← ←
47 Barry Capuano 18y 304d 10 (8-0-2 80.00%) 3 (0.30) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 26y 74d 138 (78-1-59 56.88%) 43 (0.31) ← ←
28 Alec Epis 22y 30d 30 (19-0-11 63.33%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
8 Ron Evans 20y 81d 30 (18-0-12 60.00%) 105 (3.50) ← ←
23 Ken Fraser 19y 221d 38 (23-0-15 60.53%) 12 (0.32) ← ←
4 Col Hebbard 22y 320d 48 (29-0-19 60.42%) 22 (0.46) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 27y 220d 138 (84-0-54 60.87%) 78 (0.57) ← ←
16 Graham Leydin 19y 189d 16 (8-0-8 50.00%) 13 (0.81) ← ←
32 Barry Mackie 21y 182d 17 (9-0-8 52.94%) 6 (0.35) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 24y 308d 111 (66-0-45 59.46%) 159 (1.43) ← ←
15 Alby Murdoch 24y 251d 40 (24-0-16 60.00%) ← ←
29 Ken Peucker 24y 236d 42 (27-0-15 64.29%) 45 (1.07) ← ←
34 Brian Sampson 18y 223d 18 (12-0-6 66.67%) 2 (0.11) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 26y 88d 134 (78-0-56 58.21%) 34 (0.25) ← ←
5 David Shaw 20y 332d 19 (12-0-7 63.16%) 8 (0.42) ← ←
35 Bob Shearman 20y 12d 56 (34-0-22 60.71%) 5 (0.09) ← ←
10 Ian Shelton 19y 214d 10 (7-0-3 70.00%) ← ←
33 John Towner 25y 311d 87 (48-0-39 55.17%) 36 (0.41) ← ← final game
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 213d 1145 (681-1-463 59.52%) 668 (0.58)
C Dick Reynolds 44y 98d 396 (262-6-128 66.92%) ←

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.