1955 VFL Season Round 5: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1955 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round five of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
South Melbourne (25.16.166) defeated St Kilda (4.8.32).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
25.16.166 - 4.8.32
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 10 | 25 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 16 | (166) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| Margin | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 74 | SMLB by 86 | SMLB by 134 | SMLB by 134 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
St Kilda
Captain: unknownCoach: Les Foote
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Allan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lennie, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Mennie, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Osborne, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Sabbatucci, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 8 | |||