| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday June 6, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 28 points | Umpire: Nunn | Crowd: 41,985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: G.Burke 4, L.Brereton 3, G.Donaldson 3, S.Silvagni 3, J.Heathcote 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best:B.Comben (BOG), G.Donaldson, G.Burke, K.Brereton, J.James, L.Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues won their seventh straight match to head the VFL ladder, one game clear of North Melbourne.Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben (c) | 25 George Ferry | 2 John Nicholls |
| HB: | 19 Denis Zeunert | 10 John James | 8 John Benetti |
| C: | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 11 Laurie Kerr | 23 John Chick (vc) |
| HF: | 38 Allan White | 18 Peter Barry | 7 Bruce Williams |
| F: | 5 Gerald Burke | 1 Serge Silvagni | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Ruck: | 13 Graham Donaldson (dvc) | 24 Vic Garra | 37 John Heathcote |
| Res: | 32 Len Cottrell | 9 Berkley Cox | |
| Coach: | Ken Hands | ||
Milestones
Last Game: Vic GarraVic Garra, playing his last game, punches the ball clear of North's John Dugdale
Images: Age June 05/08
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