Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 15-Aug-1959 2:20 PM·Kardinia Park·15,076 att.
Geelong
12.9 (81)
vs
Essendon
15.16 (106)
Essendon won by 25

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong4.3 (27)4.5 (29)11.6 (72)12.9 (81)12.9 (81)
Essendon3.6 (24)9.10 (64)11.13 (79)15.16 (106)15.16 (106)

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#9 Colin Barton
#14 Les Borrack
#32 Clive Brown
#16 Bill Cook2
#35 Bill Goggin
#1 Matt Goggin
#36 John Helmer
#12 Ron Hovey
#5 Doug Long
#33 George McGrath
#17 John ONeill
#30 Bruce Peake
#11 Alex Perry
#26 Frank Pomeroy
#15 Colin Rice
#31 John Thomas
#28 Neil Trezise5
#8 Paul Vinar
#3 Fred Wooller4
#40 John Yeates1

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 John Birt
#2 Stan Booth
#18 Reg Burgess
#47 Barry Capuano
#1 Jack Clarke2
#36 Paul Doran
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans5
#23 Ken Fraser1
#4 Col Hebbard
#30 Geoff Leek
#32 Barry Mackie
#7 Lance Mann
#31 Hugh Mitchell3
#15 Alby Murdoch
#29 Ken Peucker2
#34 Brian Sampson
#9 Greg Sewell2
#5 David Shaw
#35 Bob Shearman