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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#36 Keith Beamish———————————————
#33 John Brereton———————————————
#28 John Clegg———————————————
#2 Terry Devery—————2—————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#27 Ralph Edwards———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#12 Alex Gardiner———————————————
#23 John Hoiles———————————————
#17 Graham Ion—————2—————————
#25 John Jillard———————————————
#29 Bernie Lee———————————————
#27 Brian Moloney———————————————
#22 Kelvin Payne———————————————
#38 Brian Prior—————3—————————
#14 John Schultz———————————————
#8 Bob Spargo—————1—————————
#4 Bob Ware—————1—————————
#3 Ted Whitten—————3—————————
#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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Frank Adams———————————————
#31 Ron Barassi—————1—————————
#7 Geoff Case———————————————
#9 Brian Dixon———————————————
#1 Dick Fenton-Smith———————————————
#16 Bob Johnson—————1—————————
#8 Tassie Johnson———————————————
#14 Trevor Johnson———————————————
#27 Dennis Jones———————————————
#35 Clyde Laidlaw———————————————
#4 John Lord———————————————
#29 Hassa Mann—————2—————————
#5 Ian McLean———————————————
#11 Laurie Mithen———————————————
#20 Graeme Pinfold—————3—————————
#24 Ian Ridley———————————————
#2 Alan Rowarth—————2—————————
#26 Ian Thorogood———————————————
#23 Geoff Tunbridge—————1—————————
#25 Don Williams———————————————