1959 Games · 1959 Player Statistics

Melbourne 131 – 66 Western Bulldogs

← · 1959 · Round 4 · 16/05/1959 2:30 · M.C.G. · Crowd 24438 · →

Melbourne 6.5.4111.9.7514.11.9519.17.131
Western Bulldogs 1.1.74.5.296.9.459.12.66
Qrt margin ME by 34ME by 46ME by 50ME by 65
Qrt scores ME 41-7ME 34-22ME 20-16ME 36-21
Field umpires Frank Schwab (41)

Melbourne Match Statistics (131) — 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 4
30 John Beckwith
38 Peter Brenchley
7 Geoff Case
12 Neil Crompton
9 Brian Dixon
28 Terry Gleeson
16 Bob Johnson 3
8 Tassie Johnson
14 Trevor Johnson 1
27 Dennis Jones
35 Clyde Laidlaw
29 Hassa Mann
5 Ian McLean 2
11 Laurie Mithen 1
24 Ian Ridley 4
23 Geoff Tunbridge 2
15 Athol Webb 2
25 Don Williams
33 Colin Wilson
Totals 19
Opposition 9

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (66) — Coach: Ted Whitten

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
27 Peter Barker
18 Ray Baxter 3
33 John Brereton
19 Brian Buckley
28 John Clegg
10 Don Darcey
2 Terry Devery
24 Jim Gallagher
32 Phil Gehrig
31 Ron Howard
17 Graham Ion
1 Barrie Kerr
29 Bernie Lee
34 Noel Long 2
22 Kelvin Payne
15 John Quarrell
14 John Schultz 1
8 Bob Spargo 1
4 Bob Ware 2
3 Ted Whitten
Totals 9
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 23y 338d 76 (53-1-22 70.39%) 77 (1.01) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 26y 242d 145 (83-3-59 58.28%) 19 (0.13) ← ←
38 Peter Brenchley 22y 205d 21 (16-1-4 78.57%) 10 (0.48) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 23y 243d 85 (58-2-25 69.41%) 34 (0.40) ← ←
12 Neil Crompton 21y 273d 11 (8-0-3 72.73%) 8 (0.73) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 22y 361d 86 (68-1-17 79.65%) 18 (0.21) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 25y 212d 51 (36-1-14 71.57%) 15 (0.29) ← ←
16 Bob Johnson 23y 347d 90 (71-1-18 79.44%) 170 (1.89) ← ←
8 Tassie Johnson 21y 165d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 24y 111d 72 (56-1-15 78.47%) 8 (0.11) ← ←
27 Dennis Jones 22y 184d 24 (18-0-6 75.00%) 4 (0.17) ← ←
35 Clyde Laidlaw 25y 170d 68 (57-1-10 84.56%) 26 (0.38) ← ←
29 Hassa Mann 18y 218d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 29y 262d 126 (78-2-46 62.70%) 27 (0.21) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 25y 31d 84 (64-0-20 76.19%) 45 (0.54) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 25y 90d 82 (64-1-17 78.66%) 154 (1.88) ← ←
23 Geoff Tunbridge 27y 39d 42 (32-1-9 77.38%) 54 (1.29) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 23y 245d 70 (55-1-14 79.29%) 144 (2.06) ← ←
25 Don Williams 23y 194d 120 (83-2-35 70.00%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
33 Colin Wilson 25y 297d 55 (42-1-12 77.27%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 65d 1314 (947-20-347 72.83%) 815 (0.62)
C Norm Smith 44y 176d 198 (123-5-70 63.38%) 143 (93-3-47 66.08%)

Western Bulldogs Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%) Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
27 Peter Barker 23y 120d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
18 Ray Baxter 19y 81d 6 (1-0-5 16.67%) 13 (2.17) ← ←
33 John Brereton 24y 220d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
19 Brian Buckley 24y 48d 29 (11-0-18 37.93%) 3 (0.10) ← ←
28 John Clegg 19y 332d 8 (2-0-6 25.00%) 6 (0.75) ← ←
10 Don Darcey 24y 260d 8 (1-0-7 12.50%) ← ←
2 Terry Devery 21y 55d 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) 3 (0.75) ← ←
24 Jim Gallagher 28y 61d 128 (69-2-57 54.69%) ← ←
32 Phil Gehrig 24y 111d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
31 Ron Howard 19y 123d 15 (4-0-11 26.67%) 12 (0.80) ← ←
17 Graham Ion 18y 216d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
1 Barrie Kerr 21y 106d 23 (8-0-15 34.78%) 19 (0.83) ← ←
29 Bernie Lee 22y 57d 22 (8-1-13 38.64%) 4 (0.18) ← ←
34 Noel Long 19y 195d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 4 (1.33) ← ←
22 Kelvin Payne 20y 90d 18 (7-0-11 38.89%) 5 (0.28) ← ←
15 John Quarrell 21y 114d 23 (11-1-11 50.00%) 4 (0.17) ← ←
14 John Schultz 20y 230d 21 (6-0-15 28.57%) 14 (0.67) ← ←
8 Bob Spargo 19y 213d 8 (2-0-6 25.00%) 9 (1.13) ← ←
4 Bob Ware 17y 266d 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) 7 (1.75) ← ←
3 Ted Whitten 25y 293d 136 (72-2-62 53.68%) 92 (0.68) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 21y 288d 466 (202-6-258 43.99%) 196 (0.42)
C Ted Whitten 25y 293d 28 (8-0-20 28.57%) ←

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.