1951 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1951 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1951 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, R. Clegg, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. McDonald, A. Miller, H. Moore, B. Murray, R. Paez, J. Patterson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, G. Collins, A. Daly, L. Dockett, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, A. Krause, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, G. O'Keeffe, B. Rowse, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
South Melbourne (15.6.96) defeated Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Williams (4), A. Miller (3), I. Gillett (2), R. Paez (2), M. Sibun (2), G. Lane, D. Scott
Melbourne: B. Smeaton (5), B. McKenzie (3), J. Beckwith, A. Krause, J. Thomson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
15.6.96 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | (96) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McDonald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Moore, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Krause, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rowse, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||