1955 VFL 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 5 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Gunn (capt.), D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Pratt, M. Sibun, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan
St Kilda
P. Allan, D. Bland, A. Callow, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, A. Jeans, S. Lennie, N. Linney, J. McDonald, A. Mennie, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, A. Osborne, B. Phillips, J. Reeves, N. Roberts, V. Sabbatucci, R. Shields, B. Watt
South Melbourne (25.16.166) defeated St Kilda (4.8.32).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Lane (6), I. Gillett (4), B. Gunn (3), D. Keyter (3), J. Ledwidge (3), K. Hogan (2), M. Sibun (2), C. Lane, B. Pratt
St Kilda: S. Lennie (2), A. Callow, B. Gleeson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||