Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 6-Jun-1959 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·23,000 att.
Essendon
15.11 (101)
vs
Footscray
12.13 (85)
Essendon won by 16

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.4 (22)5.5 (35)10.7 (67)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)
Footscray1.4 (10)5.7 (37)7.11 (53)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Geoff Barber
#11 John Birt2
#20 Ian Burt
#1 Jack Clarke
#12 Kevin Dellar
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans6
#23 Ken Fraser1
#4 Col Hebbard
#30 Geoff Leek1
#16 Graham Leydin1
#7 Lance Mann
#31 Hugh Mitchell3
#17 George Moloney1
#15 Alby Murdoch
#24 Kevin Parks
#34 Brian Sampson
#5 David Shaw
#35 Bob Shearman
#10 Ian Shelton

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#18 Ray Baxter6
#10 Don Darcey
#5 Ian Fleming1
#12 Alex Gardiner
#31 Ron Howard3
#17 Graham Ion
#25 John Jillard
#1 Barrie Kerr1
#29 Bernie Lee
#34 Noel Long
#8 Cameron McDonald
#22 Kelvin Payne
#21 Ron Porta
#38 Brian Prior
#15 John Quarrell
#14 John Schultz1
#16 Jack Slattery
#13 Barry Thornton
#4 Bob Ware
#3 Ted Whitten