1955 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1955 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1955 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), B. Atkinson, D. Barry, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, M. Logan, K. McCormack, D. Nelson, M. Sibun, D. Star, R. Taylor, C. Vance
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), A. Anton, J. Barrett, B. Collins, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, T. Elder, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
South Melbourne (16.11.107) defeated Fitzroy (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Lane (4), K. Hogan (3), C. Vance (3), D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, M. Logan, K. McCormack, M. Sibun, D. Star
Fitzroy: K. Webb (4), A. Anton (2), N. Johnstone (2), J. Gervasoni
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
16.11.107 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 35 | SMLB by 38 | SMLB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Goal Umpire:
E. Coe
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Vance, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Anton, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Elder, Toby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||