1951 VFL Season Round 7: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1951 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round seven of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
South Melbourne (17.14.116) defeated Footscray (9.15.69).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 11 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
17.14.116 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 57 | SMLB by 47 | SMLB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Gordon LaneCoach: Gordon Lane
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonCoach: Charlie Sutton
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collihole, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Moore, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Charles, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||