1951 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1951 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1951 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

South Melbourne
F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Clegg, P. Deagan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, R. Harley, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, J. Patterson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, K. Dynon, J. Edwards, R. Fletcher, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, O. Skalberg, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

South Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated North Melbourne (15.9.99).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Deagan (5), I. Gillett (2), B. Williams (2), K. Browning, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, E. Lane, D. Scott
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (10), B. Brooker, P. Johnson, K. McKenzie, J. Reeves, K. Smith

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.16.100 - 15.9.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 2 10 . 7 11 . 11 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
North Melbourne 6 . 1 8 . 3 12 . 8 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Margin NMLB by 5 SMLB by 16 NMLB by 3 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Les Foote (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 5 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 1 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 2 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 1 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
36 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 2 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 16

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
34 Fletcher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 1 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 1 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
34 Skalberg, Oscar ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 10 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s