1959 Games · 1959 Player Statistics

Melbourne 120 – 66 Geelong

← · 1959 · Round 17 · 22/08/1959 2:20 · M.C.G. · Crowd 21646 · →

Melbourne 2.4.168.8.5613.13.9117.18.120
Geelong 2.3.155.4.345.9.399.12.66
Qrt margin ME by 1ME by 22ME by 52ME by 54
Qrt scores ME 16-15ME 40-19ME 35-5ME 29-27
Field umpires Harry Beitzel (147)

Melbourne Match Statistics (120) — 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 1
31 Ron Barassi 5
30 John Beckwith
7 Geoff Case
12 Neil Crompton
9 Brian Dixon
1 Dick Fenton-Smith
16 Bob Johnson 1
8 Tassie Johnson
14 Trevor 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 5
26 Ian Thorogood
23 Geoff Tunbridge 3
Totals 17
Opposition 9

Geelong Match Statistics (66) — Coach: Reg Hickey

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
14 Les Borrack
32 Clive Brown
16 Bill Cook 1
13 Barry Cougle
35 Bill Goggin
1 Matt Goggin
22 Ken Goodland 1
36 John Helmer 1
12 Ron Hovey
5 Doug Long
33 George McGrath
30 Bruce Peake
26 Frank Pomeroy 2
15 Colin Rice
45 Hugh Routley
31 John Thomas 1
28 Neil Trezise
8 Paul Vinar
3 Fred Wooller
40 John Yeates 3
Totals 9
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 71d 86 (59-2-25 69.77%) 86 (1.00) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 23y 176d 112 (81-3-28 73.66%) 169 (1.51) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 26y 340d 157 (92-4-61 59.87%) 19 (0.12) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 23y 341d 98 (67-3-28 69.90%) 34 (0.35) ← ←
12 Neil Crompton 22y 6d 19 (13-1-5 71.05%) 19 (1.00) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 23y 94d 99 (77-2-20 78.79%) 20 (0.20) ← ←
1 Dick Fenton-Smith 27y 307d 47 (34-2-11 74.47%) 21 (0.45) ← ←
16 Bob Johnson 24y 80d 102 (79-2-21 78.43%) 194 (1.90) ← ←
8 Tassie Johnson 21y 263d 17 (12-1-4 73.53%) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 24y 209d 83 (63-2-18 77.11%) 8 (0.10) ← ←
27 Dennis Jones 22y 282d 37 (27-1-9 74.32%) 4 (0.11) ← ←
35 Clyde Laidlaw 25y 268d 80 (66-2-12 83.75%) 32 (0.40) ← ←
4 John Lord 22y 142d 30 (24-1-5 81.67%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
29 Hassa Mann 18y 316d 14 (11-1-2 82.14%) 19 (1.36) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 29y 360d 139 (87-3-49 63.67%) 29 (0.21) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 25y 129d 96 (72-1-23 75.52%) 45 (0.47) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 25y 188d 93 (71-2-20 77.42%) 165 (1.77) ← ←
2 Alan Rowarth 22y 363d 24 (17-1-6 72.92%) 36 (1.50) ← ←
26 Ian Thorogood 22y 362d 44 (32-2-10 75.00%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
23 Geoff Tunbridge 27y 137d 55 (41-2-12 76.36%) 73 (1.33) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 112d 1432 (1025-38-369 72.91%) 975 (0.68)
C Norm Smith 44y 274d 211 (132-6-73 63.98%) 156 (102-4-50 66.67%)

Geelong Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Geelong Games (W-D-L W%) Geelong Goals (Ave.)
14 Les Borrack 26y 119d 81 (39-1-41 48.77%) 13 (0.16) ← ←
32 Clive Brown 25y 99d 61 (27-0-34 44.26%) 4 (0.07) ← ←
16 Bill Cook 22y 83d 19 (6-0-13 31.58%) 31 (1.63) ← ←
13 Barry Cougle 21y 86d 14 (5-0-9 35.71%) 7 (0.50) ← ← final game
35 Bill Goggin 18y 230d 18 (4-0-14 22.22%) 13 (0.72) ← ←
1 Matt Goggin 23y 32d 54 (26-1-27 49.07%) 5 (0.09) ← ←
22 Ken Goodland 19y 19d 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) 2 (0.50) ← ←
36 John Helmer 21y 215d 31 (9-0-22 29.03%) 17 (0.55) ← ←
12 Ron Hovey 26y 362d 135 (85-2-48 63.70%) 24 (0.18) ← ←
5 Doug Long 19y 147d 46 (12-1-33 27.17%) 35 (0.76) ← ←
33 George McGrath 23y 279d 30 (10-0-20 33.33%) ← ←
30 Bruce Peake 22y 207d 17 (4-0-13 23.53%) 4 (0.24) ← ←
26 Frank Pomeroy 20y 26d 10 (3-0-7 30.00%) 9 (0.90) ← ←
15 Colin Rice 21y 37d 35 (9-0-26 25.71%) 20 (0.57) ← ←
45 Hugh Routley 19y 64d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
31 John Thomas 24y 79d 29 (8-0-21 27.59%) 7 (0.24) ← ←
28 Neil Trezise 28y 195d 184 (112-2-70 61.41%) 271 (1.47) ← ←
8 Paul Vinar 19y 151d 10 (3-0-7 30.00%) 4 (0.40) ← ←
3 Fred Wooller 20y 305d 44 (19-1-24 44.32%) 113 (2.57) ← ←
40 John Yeates 20y 357d 17 (5-0-12 29.41%) 20 (1.18) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 82d 840 (386-8-446 46.43%) 599 (0.71)
C Reg Hickey 53y 148d 303 (184-3-116 61.22%) ←

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.