Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 8-Aug-1959 2:20 PM·Western Oval·12,549 att.
Footscray
12.8 (80)
vs
Melbourne
10.11 (71)
Footscray won by 9

Footscray defeated Melbourne 80–71, by 9 points in a tight contest.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.3 (15)8.3 (51)11.5 (71)12.8 (80)12.8 (80)
Melbourne3.3 (21)7.4 (46)8.9 (57)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#36 Keith Beamish
#33 John Brereton
#28 John Clegg
#2 Terry Devery2
#11 Arthur Edwards
#27 Ralph Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#12 Alex Gardiner
#23 John Hoiles
#17 Graham Ion2
#25 John Jillard
#29 Bernie Lee
#27 Brian Moloney
#22 Kelvin Payne
#38 Brian Prior3
#14 John Schultz
#8 Bob Spargo1
#4 Bob Ware1
#3 Ted Whitten3
#35 Peter Wood

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Frank Adams
#31 Ron Barassi1
#7 Geoff Case
#9 Brian Dixon
#1 Dick Fenton-Smith
#16 Bob Johnson1
#8 Tassie Johnson
#14 Trevor Johnson
#27 Dennis Jones
#35 Clyde Laidlaw
#4 John Lord
#29 Hassa Mann2
#5 Ian McLean
#11 Laurie Mithen
#20 Graeme Pinfold3
#24 Ian Ridley
#2 Alan Rowarth2
#26 Ian Thorogood
#23 Geoff Tunbridge1
#25 Don Williams