1959 U19s

U/19's Season 1959
Coach: Ken Aitken
Captain: TBD
Best & Fairest: Len Nigro
Position: 11th
Premier: Essendon

From this season, U19 matches are no longer the curtain raiser for First Round senior games.

Round 1: 18th April 1959.

Carlton 5.8.38
Essendon 13.8.86

Result: Lost by 48 points.

Goalkickers:

Best:

Round 2: 2nd May 1959.

Carlton 13.18.96
Footscray 4.8.32

Result: Won by 64 points.

Goalkickers: Turner 4, Wes Lofts 2, Cruise 2, Nash 2, John Best 1, N. Keily 1, Hill 1.

Best: Henderson, John Best, Wes Lofts, Turner, Len Nigro, Nash.

Round 3: 9th May 1959.

Carlton 7.10.52
Collingwood 7.10.52

Result: Drawn match.

Goalkickers: Nash 2, Sewell 2, Wes Lofts 2, Cruise 1.

Best: Len Nigro, Sewell, Kilpatrick, Hill, Wes Lofts, Mal Heatley.

Round 4: 16th May 1959.

Carlton 8.12.60
Richmond 10.7.67

Result: Lost by 7 points.

Goalkickers: Hill 2, Wes Lofts 2, Sewell 1, Browning 1, John Best 1, Cruise 1.

Best: Kilpatrick, Wes Lofts, Sewell, Hill, John Best.

Round 5: 23rd May 1959.

Carlton 11.8.74
Melbourne 15.18.108

Result: Lost by 34 points.

Goalkickers: John Best 3, Turner 3, Sewell 2, N. Keily 2, Cruise 1.

Best: Mal Heatley, John Best, C. Bent, Jim Wilson, John Michelson, Len Nigro

Round 6: 30th May 1959.

Carlton 9.9.63
Hawthorn 7.19.61

Result: Won by 2 points.

Goalkickers: Len Nigro 2, John Best 2, McGrath 1, Mal Heatley 1, Turner 1, John Michelson 1, Hill 1.

Best: Len Nigro, Bill Arthur, John Best, Jim Wilson, N. Keily, Morris.

Round 7: 6th June 1959.

Carlton 1.10.16
North Melbourne 13.19.97

Result: Lost by 81 points.

Goalkicker: McGrath 1.

Best: C. Bent, Lamtles, Jim Wilson, John Michelson, E. Smith, Browning.

Round 8: 15th June 1959.

Carlton 9.11.65
Geelong 10.9.69

Result: Lost by 4 points.

Goalkickers: McGrath 2, Nash 2, Wes Lofts 1, Len Nigro 1, John Best 1, Smith 1, Keily 1.

Best: Jim Wilson, John Best, N. Keily, Wes Lofts, Len Nigro, Garry Job.

Round 9: 27th June 1959.

Carlton 8.5.53
South Melbourne 8.11.59

Result: Lost by 6 points.

Goalkickers: Len Nigro 2, Nash 2, Sewell 2, Agar 1, Hill 1.

Best: Len Nigro, John Michelson, N. Keily, P. Cleary, Hill, Jim Wilson.

Round 10: 4th July 1959.

Carlton 14.10.94
Fitzroy 12.8.80

Result: Won by 14 points.

Goalkickers: Nash 5, Miller 2, McGrath 2, John Best 1, Sewell 1, Arthur 1, Hill 1, P. Cleary 1.

Best: Jim Wilson, N. Keily, Bill Arthur, Miller, John Best, O'Halloran.

Round 11: 11th July 1959.

Carlton 5.4.34
St Kilda 8.9.57

Result: Lost by 23 points.

Goalkickers: McGrath 4, C. Bent 1.

Best: N. Keily, McGrath, Cruise, Len Nigro, Bill Arthur, Sewell.

Round 12: 18th July 1959.

Carlton 5.14.44
Essendon 14.12.96

Result: Lost by 52 points.

Goalkickers: Turner 2, Nash 1, Hill 1, O'Halloran 1.

Best: P. Cleary, Bill Arthur, Incarni, N. Keily, Hill, C. Bent.

Round 13: 25th July 1959.

Carlton 3.7.25
Footscray 5.8.38

Result: Lost by 13 points.

Goalkickers: John Best 1, Bill Arthur 1, John Michelson 1.

Best: Garry Job, P. Cleary, John Best, Cruise, Purves, Mal Heatley.

Round 14: 1st August 1959.

Carlton 3.7.25
Collingwood 16.12.108

Result: Lost by 83 points.

Goalkickers: P. Cleary 1, Hill 1, John Michelson 1.

Best: Bill Arthur, N. Keily, Morris, Hill, John Best, P. Cleary.

Round 15: 8th August 1959.

Carlton 14.14.98
Richmond 5.5.35

Result: Won by 63 points.

Goalkickers: Nash 3, Len Nigro 3, Hill 3, N. Keily 2, McGrath 1, Garry Job 1, P. Cleary 1.

Best: Bill Arthur, Len Nigro, N. Keily, Agar, Hill, Miller.

Round 16: 15th August 1959.

Carlton 4.14.38
Melbourne 13.11.89

Result: Lost by 51 points.

Goalkickers: N. Keily 2, Hill 1, McGrath 1.

Best: P. Cleary, Miller, N. Keily, Agar, Cruise, O'Halloran.

1959 U/19's - End of Home & Away Season Ladder

Note: The senior and reserves played an 18 game season whilst the U/19's played a 16 game season.

1959 U/19's Finals Series

1st Semi Final - Collingwood 11.18.84 d Geelong 10.10.70

2nd Semi Final - Essendon 17.12.114 d Melbourne 10.4.64

Preliminary Final - Collingwood 7.17.59 d Melbourne 7.14.56

Grand Final - Essendon 7.12.54 d Collingwood 6.10.46