Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 9-May-1959 2:30 PM·Lake Oval·30,200 att.
South Melbourne
9.11 (65)
vs
Essendon
7.10 (52)
South Melbourne won by 13

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.4 (22)5.8 (38)8.10 (58)9.11 (65)9.11 (65)
Essendon2.1 (13)4.3 (27)6.7 (43)7.10 (52)7.10 (52)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#32 Ken Boyd
#1 Paul Briglia
#23 Ron Clegg
#35 Cliff Deacon
#2 Fred Goldsmith2
#8 Bill Gunn
#40 Fred Harris
#21 John Heriot
#22 Frank Hogan
#30 Ray Landorf
#36 Ken McCormack
#3 Brian McGowan2
#28 Bill McGrath1
#43 Norm McKenzie
#25 Hugh McLaughlin
#19 Max Oaten1
#16 Noel Rayson
#14 Bob Skilton3
#15 John Svenson
#20 John Trethowan

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 John Birt
#2 Stan Booth
#18 Reg Burgess
#1 Jack Clarke
#26 Brian Donohoe
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans3
#23 Ken Fraser
#22 Jeff Gamble
#4 Col Hebbard
#30 Geoff Leek1
#16 Graham Leydin1
#32 Barry Mackie
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#14 Don Nicolson
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw1
#35 Bob Shearman
#25 Ken Timms
#33 John Towner