1951 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1951 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, J. Cordner, A. Daly, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, R. Lane, C. Love, G. Mason, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Robinson, S. Spencer, M. Woods
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, R. Clegg, E. Collihole, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Melbourne (15.16.106) were defeated by South Melbourne (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (6), J. Beckwith (4), D. Cordner (2), S. Spencer (2), C. Love
South Melbourne: P. Deagan (5), B. Williams (4), D. Scott (3), J. Garrick (2), G. Lane (2), F. Brew, E. Lane
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,241
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
15.16.106 - 18.17.125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mason, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collihole, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | |||