Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 23-May-1959 2:30 PM·Windy Hill·18,000 att.
Essendon
11.18 (84)
vs
Geelong
7.12 (54)
Essendon won by 30

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.8 (14)6.11 (47)8.13 (61)11.18 (84)11.18 (84)
Geelong0.4 (4)2.5 (17)5.9 (39)7.12 (54)7.12 (54)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Geoff Barber
#11 John Birt3
#1 Jack Clarke
#12 Kevin Dellar
#26 Brian Donohoe
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans4
#23 Ken Fraser
#30 Geoff Leek1
#16 Graham Leydin
#7 Lance Mann
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#15 Alby Murdoch
#14 Don Nicolson
#24 Kevin Parks
#34 Brian Sampson2
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw
#35 Bob Shearman
#10 Ian Shelton

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 Les Borrack
#32 Clive Brown
#16 Bill Cook1
#13 Barry Cougle
#23 Bob Gazzard
#10 John Haygarth1
#36 John Helmer1
#12 Ron Hovey
#5 Doug Long1
#4 Alistair Lord
#33 George McGrath
#2 Eric Nicholls
#20 John OConnell
#15 Colin Rice
#37 Ron Smith
#31 John Thomas
#28 Neil Trezise1
#21 Geoff Williams
#3 Fred Wooller1
#40 John Yeates1